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Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004 Hutchins' anglerfish |
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photo by
Pietsch, T.W. |
| Family: | Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 2 - 9 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Australia and Aru Islands in the Arafura Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished from its congeners in having a reduced esca (scarcely if at all differentiated from the illicium) and a relatively short illicium, covered from base to tip with small dermal spinules (Ref. 59208). | |||
| Biology: | Specimens collected using rotenone or box dredge on sandy mud, sponge, and seagrass (Ref. 59208). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||