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Pacific Oceans.
Gigantactis was
first proposed as a
monospecific genus in 1902 by the
German zoologist August Brauer when he
described Gigantactis vanhoeffeni...
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Gigantactis paxtoni , Paxton's
whipnose or
slender anglerfish, is a
species of is a
species of
marine ray-finned fish
belonging to the
family Gigantactinidae...
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Gigantactis vanhoeffeni is a
species of
marine ray-finned fish
belonging to the
family Gigantactinidae, the
whipnose anglers. This
species has a cir****global...
- (2022). "
Gigantactis kreffti".
Fishes of Australia.
Museums Victoria.
Retrieved 15
August 2024. Froese, Rainer; Pauly,
Daniel (eds.). "
Gigantactis kreffti"...
- (2022). "
Gigantactis elsmani".
Fishes of Australia.
Museums Victoria.
Retrieved 13
August 2024. Froese, Rainer; Pauly,
Daniel (eds.). "
Gigantactis elsmani"...
- (2017). "
Gigantactis meadi".
Fishes of Australia.
Museums Victoria.
Retrieved 15
August 2024. Froese, Rainer; Pauly,
Daniel (eds.). "
Gigantactis meadi"...
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angler family, Gigantactinidae,
comprises the
following two genera:
Gigantactis Brauer, 1902
Rhynchactis Regan, 1925 The
whipnose angler family name...
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Gigantactis is a deep-sea fish with a
dorsal fin
whose first filament has
become very long and is
tipped with a
bioluminescent photop**** lure....
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Taxon Type
Named for
Notes Ref
Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen,
Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
Anglerfish Gargantua †Gargantuavis
Buffetaut & Le Loeuff, 1998...
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least 900–1,000 m (3,000–3,300 ft) down. Like in the
related genus Gigantactis,
metamorphosed female Rhynchactis are
slender and streamlined, with a...
