| Family: |
Lophiidae (Goosefishes) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 64 - 820 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: between 29°57'N and 7°18'N. Southern Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, western and southern Caribbean, Lesser Antilles to northern coast of South America (Ref. 26938). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Esca with pennant-like flap, long cirri, and usually with dark stalked eye-like appendages; dorsal surface of head, body and pectoral fins with distinct reticular pattern; ventral surface light tan to white; ventral surface of pelvic fin darker distally (Ref. 13608). |
| Biology: |
Found in continental shelf waters. A voracious carnivore. (Ref. 26938). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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