ABSTRACT
The Himantolophidae were revised by Bertelsen & Krefft (1988). There is 1 genus, and 7 species as well as 2 unresolved “species groups”. Species recognized in the WCNA include: Himantolophus albinares, Himantolophus cornifer, Himantolophus groenlandicus, Himantolophus mauli, Himantolophus melanolophus, Himantolophus multifurcatus, Himantolophus paucifilosus; and the 2 “species groups”; Himantolophus brevirostris (group) Himantolophus rostratus (group).
