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The article says: "The football fish was first discovered in the early 1900s by deep sea fisherman in search of flounder." But Himantolophus groenlandicus was described in 1837 and Himantolophus appelii in 1878. --Episcophagus (talk) 11:37, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]