Himantolophus albinares Maul, 1961
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Himantolophus albinares is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and can be found at depths ranging from 330 to 1,950 metres (1,080 to 6,400 ft). It is endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. As of 1999, a total of four specimens had been found.
Wikipedia contributors, Himantolophus albinares; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:48:10.971319+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Himantolophus albinares Maul, 1961
- Name authority
- Maul, 1961
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Himantolophidae
- Genus
- Himantolophus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderCeratioidei
- familyHimantolophidae Gill, 1861
- genusHimantolophus Reinhardt, 1837
- speciesHimantolophus albinares Maul, 1961
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Himantolophus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Himantolophus appelii (Clarke, 1878) | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus azurlucens Beebe & Crane, 1947 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus borealis Kharin, 1984 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus brevirostris (Regan, 1925) | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus compressus (Osório, 1909) | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus crinitus Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1932 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic football-fishHimantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus melanolophus Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus paucifilosus Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific footballfishHimantolophus sagamius (Tanaka, 1918) | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantolophus macroceras Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Maul, G. E. (1961). The ceratioid fishes in the collection of the Museu Municipal do Funchal (Melanocetidae, Himantolophidae, Oneirodidae, Linophrynidae). Boletim Do Museu Municipal Do Funchal, No. 14 (art. 50): 87–159. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3LXXX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.