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Gigantactis meadi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 |
| Family: | Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers) | |||
| Max. size: | 28.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1850 - 2000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: have filaments on dorsal surface of head just behind base of the illicium; length of illicium less than 120% SL (72-96% SL); presence of short filaments along entire posterior margin of illicium; escal bulb with an elongate spinulose and darkly pigmented distal prolongation bearing distally flattened papillae; presence of short distal and slender proximal escal filaments; absence of posterior pair of close-set illicial appendage; relatively long dentary teeth (longest 2.9-3.8% SL) in five or six longitudinal series; short caudal fin rays (less than 30% SL) (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||