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Hairy angler

Caulophryne polynema Regan, 1930

Status not recordedbony fish

The hairy angler (Caulophryne polynema) is a species in the family Caulophrynidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the hairy angler

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hairy angler live?

Not recorded

Is the hairy angler endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hairy angler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyCaulophrynidae
  6. genusCaulophryne
  7. SpeciesCaulophryne polynema Regan, 1930

Synonyms Caulophryne jordani polynema

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Atlantic fanfinEnglish
  • čertovník podivnýCzech
  • フサフサヒレナガチョウチンアンコウJapanese
  • Peixe-diabo-barbatana-de-leque-do-AtlânticoPortuguese
  • Длиннолучевая каулофринаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hairy angler

Other species in the same genus Caulophryne.

Fanfin

Caulophryne pelagica

CaulophrynidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHairy angler vs Fanfin anglerHairy angler vs FanfinHairy angler vs Peruvian fanfinHairy angler vs Caulophryne cetosus

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hairy angler?

The hairy angler (Caulophryne polynema) belongs to the family Caulophrynidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hairy angler (Caulophryne polynema). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-angler

MLA

“Hairy angler (Caulophryne polynema).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-angler.

BibTeX
@misc{hairy_angler_2026,
  title = {Hairy angler (Caulophryne polynema)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hairy-angler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}