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Gigantactis paresca Rickle, 2024
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
Etymology: Gigantactis: Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949); paresca: Name from the Latin 'par' meaning pair, and 'esca' for bait, referring to the pair of baited appendages on the lure.
Etymology: Gigantactis: Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949); paresca: Name from the Latin 'par' meaning pair, and 'esca' for bait, referring to the pair of baited appendages on the lure.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 699 - 1002 m (Ref. 131311). Deep-water
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Northeasten Pacific. Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone,
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Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL (female)
Max length : 6.6 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
The metamorphosed female of this species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: illicium is relatively short (100-110% SL); with an enlarged non-light-bearing secondary esca approximately 75% from the insertion of the illicium, scarcely covered in fine filaments concentrated at the base and tip of the appendage; dentary teeth are moderate (longest tooth 3.8% SL), arranged in approximately three distinct longitudinal series with numerous additional teeth scattered between rows; the longest caudal-fin ray 35.8% SL (Ref. 131311).
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Rickle, S. Z., 2024. A new species of the anglerfish genus Gigantactis (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) from the Clarion Clipperton zone of the eastern North Pacific Ocean, an ecosystem threatened by deep-sea mining. Ichthyology & Herpetology 112(2):153-155. (Ref. 131311)
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Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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Fisheries: of no interest
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