''Rhynchactis macrothrix'' is a species of
whipnose angler
The whipnose anglers are a family, Gigantactinidae, of deep-sea anglerfishes. The family name is derived from the Greek words ''gigas'', meaning "big", and ''aktis'', meaning "ray". They are distinguished by the presence of a remarkably long lure ...
found in the
Atlantic and western
Indian Oceans where it is found at depths of around . This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
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macrothrix
Taxa named by Theodore Wells Pietsch III
Fish described in 1998
Taxa named by Erik Bertelsen
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