The Species Black List
Himantolophus multifurcatus
Actinopterygii
Two species of deep-sea anglerfish, the large-headed footballfish (Himantolophus macroceras) and the multi-branched footballfish (Himantolophus multifurcatus) are each known only from a few specimens collected from the central Atlantic.
- Status
- Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List
- Restriction tier
- 2, restricted, extent unclear
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Realm
- Oceanic
- Locality
- The Tropical Atlantic Region
- As IUCN records it
- Himantolophus multifurcatus Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988