Gigantactis perlatus Beebe & Crane, 1947
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 Family:  Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
 Max. size:  22.3 cm SL (female)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 670 - 2000 m
 Distribution:  Pacific Ocean: Japan, Indonesia and Hawaii (Ref. 559); Chile (Ref. 9068). Also in the Northwest Atlantic and South Atlantic.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-7; Anal soft rays: 5-7. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: have extremely large distal prolongation of escal bulb, entire escal densely covered with slightly elongated papillae; length of illicium less than 120% SL (74-111%SL in specimens greater than 30mm); pair of posterior escal appendages; large dentary teeth (longest 2.2-5.9% SL), arranged in two irregular longitudinal series; rays of caudal fin less than 35% SL (Ref. 86949).
 Biology:  Male unknown.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Known from Luzon (Ref. 86949).

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 20.05.96
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 07.08.98

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