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Himantolophus paucifilosus is a species of marine fish of the family Himantolophidae,[2] the footballfishes, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 100 to 1,540 metres (330 to 5,050 ft). It occurs in the east central Atlantic Ocean,[3] from Cape Verde and Senegal in the north to Namibia and Angola in the south, and also on the coast of Brazil.[1]

Himantolophus paucifilosus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Himantolophidae
Genus:	Himantolophus
Species:	H. paucifilosus
Binomial name
Himantolophus paucifilosus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988

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