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Lophotidae (Crestfishes)
Etymology: Lophotus: Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rev Francisco Machado da Silva collected for and/or donated specimens to the Museu Urbis of Rio de Janeiro. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Tropical
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miranda Ribeiro, A. de, 1927. Uma especie nova do genero Lophotes. Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro 4(1):39-41. [Also as a separate, dated 1928. "Publicado em Dezembro de 1927" printed in separate.] (Ref. 87169)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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