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Thaumatichthyidae (Wolftrap anglers)
Etymology: Lasiognathus: Greek, lasios, -a, -on = hairy + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1265 m (Ref. 27827). Deep-water
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 6-7;
Anal
soft rays: 4 - 5. Escal bulb without membranous anterior crest. Distal escal appendage an elongate, cylindrical stalk, with a small, slender prolongation emerging anteriorly from bases of escal hooks, without lateral serrations or filaments. Posterior escal appendage compressed distally, constricted at base (Ref 27827).
Western Atlantic and Southeast Pacific.
Bertelsen, E. and T.W. Pietsch, 1996. Revision of the ceratioid anglerfish genus Lasiognathus (Lophiiformes: Thaumatichthyidae), with the description of a new species. Copeia 1996(2):401-409.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5352 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (-0.15505 - 0.19495), b=3.01 (2.92 - 3.10), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .