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Lophiomus setigerus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Etymology: Lophiomus: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, mys = muscle.
Etymology: Lophiomus: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, mys = muscle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 800 m (Ref. 58488). Tropical
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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 / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 35.0, range 30 - 40 cm
Max length : 28.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131498); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3461)
Max length : 28.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131498); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3461)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 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.
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)
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Main reference
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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 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 August 2019
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Growth parameters
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Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
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Toxicity (LC50s)
Genetics
Genome
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Genome
Genetics
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Human related
Aquaculture systems
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | 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). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 330,000). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high. |