Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 20.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Gigantactinidae

Genus: Gigantactis

Species: Gigantactis balushkini Kharin, 1984

Climate Zone

Biology

Males and larvae unknown (Ref. 43997). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless