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Gigantactis
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenber ...
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Gigantactis Macronema
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenber ...
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Gigantactis Gibbsi
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenber ...
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Gigantactis Microdontis
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg ...
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Gigantactis Longicirra
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg ...
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Gigantactis Longicauda
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg ...
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Gigantactis Ios
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg ...
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Gigantactis Herwigi
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * '' Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg ...
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Gigantactis Vanhoeffeni
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * ''Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, ...
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Gigantactis Gracilicauda
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * ''Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, ...
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Gigantactis Golovani
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * '' Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * ''Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * ''Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, ...
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Gigantactis Gargantua
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * '' Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * ''Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * ''Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * ''Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1 ...
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Gigantactis Balushkini
''Gigantactis'' is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae, first described in 1902 by August Brauer. The species in this genus are poorly known and found in all oceans, at depths of . The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. (In ''G. longicauda'' the length of the illicium can be up to 3.3 times the standard length of the fish.) Species , there are currently 20 recognized extant species in this genus: * '' Gigantactis balushkini'' Kharin, 1984 * '' Gigantactis elsmani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Elsman's Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gargantua'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 (Gigantic Whipnose) * ''Gigantactis gibbsi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * ''Gigantactis golovani'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 * ''Gigantactis gracilicauda'' Regan, 1925 * ''Gigantactis herwigi'' Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 19 ...
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