Himantolophus cornifer Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988
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 cornifer is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and can be found at depths ranging from 0 to 1,900 metres (0 to 6,234 ft). It has been found in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.
Wikipedia contributors, Himantolophus cornifer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:48:10.972381+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Himantolophus cornifer Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988
- Name authority
- Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988
- 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 cornifer Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988
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 albinares Maul, 1961 | HimantolophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
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.
- Bertelsen, E., & Krefft, G. (1988). The ceratioid family Himantolophidae (Pisces, Lophiiformes). Steenstrupia, 14 (2): 9–89. 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:3LXY5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.