Family Lophiidae - Goosefishes
  Order
:
Lophiidae Lophiidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 4 | Species : 30 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   middle   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: Arctic, Atlantic (including the Mediterranean Sea), Indian and Pacific. Head extremely big, wide, and depressed (except Sladenia with rounded head). Well developed teeth. Lower jaw and sides of head and flanks fringed with small flaps. Pectoral fin 13-28 rays. Second dorsal fin 8-12 soft rays. Anal fin 6-10 rays. Vertebrae 18 or 19, in Lophius 26-31. Equipped with a movable rodlike structure above mouth, tipped with a flap of flesh resembling a flag apparently for luring prey. Mouth large. Maximum length 1.2 m.
  Etymology
:
Greek, lophos = crest ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
sluggish
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Lophiiformes | Lophioidei | | Lophiidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Lophiidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
Batrachus piscatorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Batrachus piscator (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Lophius eurypterus Düben, 1845
synonymjuniororiginal
Batrachus eurypterus (Düben, 1845)
synonymjuniornew
Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Lophius bugadessa Spinola, 1807
synonymseniororiginal
Lophius parvipinnis Cuvier, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius piscatorius (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lophius vomerinus (non Valenciennes, 1837)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophius vomerinus Valenciennes, 1837
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius litulon (Jordan, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Lophiomus litulon Jordan, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Lophius vaillanti Regan, 1903
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophius gastrophysus Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Laphiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797)
synonymseniornew
Lophius viviparus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius indicus Alcock, 1889
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius mutilus Alcock, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophius mutilus (Alcock, 1894)
synonymseniornew
! Laphiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1894)
synonymseniornew
! Lophioides mutilus (Alcock, 1894)
synonymseniornew
! Lophoides mutilus (Alcock, 1894)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes olivaceus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius papillosus Weber, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirolophius japanicus Kamohara, 1938
synonymjuniororiginal
! Chirolophius japonicus Kamohara, 1938
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes naresi (Günther, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius naresi Günther, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes lugubris (Alcock, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius lugubris Alcock, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophius lugubris (Alcock, 1894)
synonymseniornew
! Lophoides lugubris (Alcock, 1894)
synonymseniornew
Lophiodes caulinaris (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Chirolophius forbesi Regan, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes gracilimanus (Alcock, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Lophioides gracilimanus (Alcock, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Lophiodes spilurus (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Lophiomus spilurus Garman, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophius spilurus (Garman, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Lophiodes miacanthus (Gilbert, 1905)
acceptedseniornew
Lophiomus miacanthus Gilbert, 1905
synonymseniororiginal
Lophiodes triradiatus (Lloyd, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Lophiodes infrabrunneus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes abdituspinus Ni, Wu & Li, 1990
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes insidiator (Regan, 1921)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophius crosnieri Le Danois, 1975
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirolophius phycoides Le Danois, 1975
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiodes kempi (Norman, 1935)
acceptedseniornew
Chirolophius kempi Norman, 1935
synonymseniororiginal
Lophiodes monodi (Le Danois, 1971)
acceptedseniornew
Chirolophius monodi Le Danois, 1971
synonymseniororiginal
Lophiodes reticulatus Caruso & Suttkus, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiodes beroe Caruso, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiodes bruchius Caruso, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiodes fimbriatus Saruwatari & Mochizuki, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiodes endoi Ho & Shao, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiodes iwamotoi Ho, Séret & Shao, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiodes maculatus Ho, Séret & Shao, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Sladenia gardineri Regan, 1908
acceptedseniororiginal
Sladenia remiger Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Sladenia shaefersi Caruso & Bullis, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Sladenia zhui Ni, Wu & Li, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Sladenia gardineri (non Regan, 1908)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Sladenia remiger (non Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
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