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Fanfin angler (no English common name)
Caulophryne pelagica
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Fanfin angler (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Caulophryne pelagica
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Deep open water, recorded from 954 to 2500 m
- IUCN status
- DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2014
Description
A deep-sea anglerfish with long, fan-like dorsal and anal fins and a fishing lure on the head; females reach about 15 cm. It drifts in the deep open ocean below about 950 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Caulophryne-pelagica.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Caulophryne_pelagica.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.