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Footballfish
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<p>The footballfish form a <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a>, Himantolophidae, of globose, <a href="/facts/Deep-sea_fish/b79nGkHX">deep-sea</a> <a href="/facts/Anglerfish/oTpyBSjS">anglerfishes</a> found in tropical and subtropical waters of the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic</a>, <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian</a>, and <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a>. The family contains 23 <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a>, all of which are classified in a single <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a>, <i>Himantolophus</i>. </p>