Footballfish

A footballfish is an anglerfish in the family Himantolophidae. They are all jammed into one genus, Himantolophus. They are called "footballfish" because they look like soccer balls.

 Species 
There are 23 species in the family:

 Himantolophus crinitus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1932
 Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837 (Atlantic footballfish)
 Himantolophus paucifilosus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus sagamius S. Tanaka (I), 1918 (Pacific footballfish)
 Himantolophus appelii F. E. Clarke, 1878 (Prickly anglerfish)
 Himantolophus stewarti Pietsch & Kenaley, 2011 (Stewart's footballfish)
 Himantolophus melanolophus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus nigricornis Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus albinares Maul, 1961
 Himantolophus borealis Kharin, 1984
 Himantolophus kalami Rajeeshjumar, Pietsch & Saravanane, 2022
 Himantolophus mauli Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988 (Eastern Atlantic footballfish)
 Himantolophus multifurcatus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus pseudalbinares Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus azurlucens Beebe & Crane, 1947
 Himantolophus compressus Osório, 1912
 Himantolophus cornifer Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus litoceras A. L. Stewart & Pietsch, 2010
 Himantolophus macroceras Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus macroceratoides Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
 Himantolophus brevirostris Regan, 1925
 Himantolophus rostratus Regan, 1925

 Taxonomy 
In 1861, Theodore Gill placed Himantolophus in the monotypic family Himantolophidae. They are classified in the suborder Ceratioidei, the deep-sea anglerfish.

 References 

Category:Ray-finned fish