▁from ▁the ▁female , ▁der iving ▁n our ishment ▁directly ▁from ▁her ▁blood . ▁ ▁Football fish ▁are ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be ▁non - guard ers ▁that ▁spawn ▁pel ag ically . ▁Their ▁lar va e ▁are ▁ep ip el ag ic ▁( occ urr ing ▁in ▁the ▁well - lit ▁ 2 0 0 ▁m ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁column ), ▁indicating ▁they ▁probably ▁under go ▁an ▁ont ogen etic ▁descent ▁into ▁deeper ▁waters ▁as ▁the ▁lar va e ▁m ature . ▁Pred ators ▁of ▁football fish ▁include ▁s perm ▁wh ales ▁and ▁other ▁football fish . ▁ ▁Species ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁ 2 2 ▁recognized ▁species ▁in ▁this ▁genus : ▁ ▁Him ant ol oph us ▁al bin ares ▁Ma ul , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁ ▁Him ant ol oph us ▁appel ii ▁F . ▁E . ▁Clar ke , ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁( Pr ick ly ▁ang ler fish ) ▁ ▁Him ant ol oph us ▁az url uc ens ▁Be eb e ▁& ▁C rane , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁ ▁Him ant ol oph us ▁bore alis ▁K har in , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁ ▁Him ant ol oph us ▁bre vi ro str is ▁Reg an , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁ ▁Him ant ol oph us ▁compress us ▁Os ó rio , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁ ▁Him ant ol oph us ▁corn ifer ▁Bert elsen ▁& ▁G . ▁Kre ff t , ▁ 1 9 8 8