Himantolophus compressus

Himantolophus compressus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and non-migratory; it can be found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Madeira and southern Portugal.^[2]

Himantolophus compressus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Himantolophidae
Genus:	Himantolophus
Species:	H. compressus
Binomial name
Himantolophus compressus Osório, 1912

The species is known only from the holotype, now lost. The specimen had a length of 130 mm.^[1]