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Man-gobbler

Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837

Status not recordedbony fish

The man-gobbler (Himantolophus groenlandicus) is a species in the family Himantolophidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the man-gobbler

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 man-gobbler live?

Not recorded

Is the man-gobbler 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 man-gobbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyHimantolophidae
  6. genusHimantolophus
  7. SpeciesHimantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837

Synonyms Corynolophus globosus, Corynolophus reinhardti, Himantolophus ranoides, Himantolophus reinhardti

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Atlantic football-fishEnglish
  • Atlantic footballfishEnglish
  • pexe balónAsturian
  • kulovník grónskýCzech
  • pez melónSpanish
  • atlantinpallokrottiFinnish
  • football fine-lampeFrench
  • チョウチンアンコウJapanese
  • maszkara atlantyckaPolish
  • Peixe-diabo-oval-do-AtlânticoPortuguese
  • ГимантолофRussian
  • Pez diablo ovalado del AtlánticoSpanish
  • Атлантический гимантолофRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the man-gobbler

Other species in the same genus Himantolophus.

Footballfish

Himantolophus albinares

HimantolophidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the man-gobbler?

The man-gobbler (Himantolophus groenlandicus) belongs to the family Himantolophidae 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). Man-gobbler (Himantolophus groenlandicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/man-gobbler

MLA

“Man-gobbler (Himantolophus groenlandicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/man-gobbler.

BibTeX
@misc{man_gobbler_2026,
  title = {Man-gobbler (Himantolophus groenlandicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/man-gobbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}