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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) >
Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Etymology: Lophiodes: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 238 - 731 m (Ref. 127468). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia; north to Dong-sha Island (South China Sea).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127468)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: four dorsal-fin spine (fourth and sixth spines absent); esca a tiny bulb; third dorsal-fin spine is thin and long, 42.1 - 73.5% SL (mean 56.4% SL), extending to the origin to middle of soft dorsal-fin base; pectoralfin rays 15-16 (Ref. 127468).
Cross section: angular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ho, H.-C., T. Kawai, Wudianto and F. Satria, 2016. Records of anglerfishes (Actinopterygii: Lophiiformes: Lophiidae) from Indonesia. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 46(2):77-85. (Ref. 128445)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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