About this species
Gigantactis elsmani, or Elsman's whipnose, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gigantactinidae, the whipnose anglers. This species is found in the deeper waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gigantactis elsmani”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21°C
Names and classification
- English
- Candle whipnose, Elsman's whipnose
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Rosokumoguraanko, ロウソクモグラアンコウ
- Simplified Chinese
- 深海鮟鱇, 艾氏大角鮟鱇, 艾氏巨棘角鮟鱇, 艾氏巨棘鮟鱇
Similar species
Cosmopolitan WhipnoseGigantactis vanhoeffeni
- Paxton's Whipnose
Gigantactis paxtoni
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 10 open-data records from 1989 to 1989.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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