Prickly anglerfish
The prickly anglerfish ("Himantolophus appelii") is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans (apart from eastern Pacific), in deep water. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It is a mesopelagic species. A specimen was collected on November 14, 2007. It was a female that was collected east of the Falkland Islands at a depth of . The specimen measured in total length and weighed . Named in honour of Mr Appel who provided F. E. Clarke with a specimen.