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Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Etymology: Lophiodes: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Alcock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 234 - 760 m (Ref. 44037). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: Somalia to South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Madagascar, Réunion and
Sri Lanka; to the Andaman Is., Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, southern Japan, northern Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tasman Sea and Vanuatu.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5213); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3461)
Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6. Light to dark brown above, lighter below; body, median fins, and pectorals pigmented (distal portion of pectorals with darker pigmentation).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found on the outer continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on fishes (Ref. 5236). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Caruso, J.H., 1981. The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes. I. A revision of the genus Lophiodes with the description of two new species. Copeia 1981(3):522-549. (Ref. 5263)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01905 (0.00885 - 0.04104), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 25.1 [13.3, 54.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.494 [0.181, 1.043] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [15.4, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.3 [0.1, 0.8] g/100g; Selenium = 17.5 [6.8, 42.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.7 [2.1, 67.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.282 [0.169, 0.460] mg/100g (wet weight); |