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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Etymology: Lophiodes: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 64 - 820 m (Ref. 13608). Deep-water; 12°C - 19°C (Ref. 1964); 30°N - 7°N

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 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).

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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).

Found in continental shelf waters. A voracious carnivore. (Ref. 26938).

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Caruso, J.H., 1983. The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes. I. A revision of the genus Lophiodes with the description of two new species. Copeia 1983(3):522-549.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01627 (-0.19527 - 0.22782), b=2.92 (2.81 - 3.03), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Lophiodes reticulatus Caruso & Suttkus, 1979