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Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) >
Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Etymology: Lophiomus: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, mys = muscle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 30 - 800 m (Ref. 58488). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East China Sea, South China Sea, Timor Sea, and adjacent to Japan, China, Taiwan, and western Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 35.0, range 30 - 40 cm
Max length : 28.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 131498); common length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3461)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8; Raggi anali molli: 6; Vertebre: 18 - 19. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D VI,8; pelvic-fin rays mostly 7, pectoral-fin rays 21–23. Colouration: body brown, peritoneum with gray pigmentation, and circular or irregular light pattern on the dark floor of the mouth (Ref. 131498).
Cross section: flattened.
Found on sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230). Oviparous (Ref. 205), multiple spawner (Ref. 32832). Depth range in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea is between 30-500 m (Ref. 11230)
Caruso, J.H., 1983. The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes. II. Revisions of the genera Lophiomus and Lophius. Copeia 1983(1):11-30. (Ref. 5262)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 9.8 - 22.5, mean 15 °C (based on 621 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00910 - 0.04376), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Fec = 330,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
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