Prickly anglerfish

The prickly anglerfish (Himantolophus appelii) is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans (apart from eastern Pacific), in deep water. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It is a mesopelagic species.

Prickly anglerfish
artist - F. E. Clarke
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Himantolophidae
Genus:	Himantolophus
Species:	H. appelii
Binomial name
Himantolophus appelii (F. E. Clarke, 1878)

A specimen was collected on November 14, 2007. It was a female that was collected east of the Falkland Islands at a depth of 292–318 m (958–1,043 ft). The specimen measured 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length and weighed 616 g (21.7 oz).^[1]

It was first described in 1878 by Frank Edward Clarke as Aegoeonichthys appelii.^[2][3] The species epithet honours Mr Appel who provided F. E. Clarke with a specimen.^[3]