Scientific Name	Gigantactis elsmani   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981	Depth	0 - 3000M
Chinese	艾氏巨棘鮟鱇	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	巨棘鮟鱇科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F243　Gigantactinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	艾氏大角鮟鱇
Max Length	39.6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	艾氏巨棘角鮟鱇、深海鮟鱇
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	South Atlantic, 10°57'S, 11°20'W, Walther Herwig station 459/71, depth 0-1900 meters
Synonyms
Reference	何宣慶(2002)碩士論文；Fishbase(2003)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bertelsen, E., T. W. Pietsch etc. 1981 v.v.Fedorov 1994 Nakabo T. 2002 何宣慶 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0061800. ASIZP0065436.
Common Name	Elsman's whipnose angler
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongated and compressed; skin spinulose, darkly pigmented; eye small; illicium length in 93-105%SL; escal bulb with a pair of elongated lateral appendages on the bsae, 1-2 pair of long appendages and many short filaments on the tip, without prolongation and papillae; premaxilla with 1-2 series small teeth, the longest in 1.2%SL; lower jaws with 5 series strong teeth, the longest in 2.8%SL; caudal fin short, unbranched, the longest ray 21-27%SL; the proximal 1/3 to 1/2 of the caudal fin ray covered with undivided skin with numerous spinules, the fin rays are separated nearly to the bases. D 5; A 5; P 16-17; C 8. Longest caudal fin rays (2nd and 7 th) 21-23 in % SL.
habitats	Marine. First dorsal spine of female highly modified into a long rod with a light organ in the tip call illicium and esca, the esca containing bacteria as luminous symbiont, its function in attracting prey. Oviparous. Adults are meso- and bathypelagic. Ma
Distribution	Rarely distributed in Southeast Atlantic and West Pacific Ocaen. It is rare in Taiwan occurring from northeastern off Yilan.
Utility	No commercial value.