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Etymology: Gigantactis: Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949); cheni: Named for Mr. Din-Moo Chen, who is an excellent fisherman and who collected most samples, including the type series of both the new species in this reference.
Eponymy: Din-Moo Chen is described in the etymology as an excellent fisherman who collected (off northeast Taiwan) most samples for the authors’ studies, including the type series of both new species in the publication which included the eponymous species [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range البيئة

بحري مياه عميقة; نطاق العمق 400 - 500 m (Ref. 122006). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: ne Taiwan.

الحجم / وزن / العمر

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.5 cm SL (female)

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الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 6; أشعه شرجية لينه: 6. This species which is a member of the Gigantactis vanhoeffeni species group differs from its congeners in having a single row of 8-15 unpigmented filaments on the posterior margin of basal one-third of illicium; illicial length 145.5-172.1% SL; esca is elongated, tapering into a conical shape, with numerous spinules, darkly pigmented; distal prolongation length 10.6-12.6% SL; dentary teeth 66-70 on each side, in 5 longitudinal series; dentary teeth relative long, 2.5-3.4% SL; caudal fin rays are short, 25.5-30.6% SL; caudal fin deeply forked (Ref. 122006).

Life cycle and mating behavior النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae

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Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2019. Two new deep-sea anglerfishes (Oneirodidae and Gigantactidae) from Taiwan, with synopsis of Taiwanese ceratioids. Zootaxa 4702(1):10-18. (Ref. 122006)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

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Gigantactis cheni Ho & Shao, 2019