Pacific footballfish explained

The Pacific footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius) is a species found in the Pacific.[1] It has a wide range, extending from the coasts of Honshu (Gulf of Sagami) and Hokkaido islands through the Kuril-Kamchatka trough, in the northwest Pacific, to the eastern Pacific from California to Peru.[2] The footballfish is a species of anglerfish, and is known to live in waters as deep as 3000feet or 500 fathoms.[3]

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  1. Web site: Pacific Footballfish . 2024-05-21 . www.calacademy.org.
  2. Web site: ITIS standard report: Himantolophus sagamius (Tanaka, 1918). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 25 May 2012. 24 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111024062028/http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=690494. live.
  3. Web site: 12 May 2021 . 12 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512101139/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57085504 . Spooky 'Finding Nemo' fish washes up on California beach . 12 May 2021 . . live . BBC News.

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