| Lophiidae (Goosefishes) |
| 25.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); 40.4 cm SL (female) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 208 - 1560 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Western Indian Ocean, southern India, NW Australia, the Philippines, South China Sea and Japan, |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 19-19. This species is distinguished by having 3 dorsal spines, postcephalic spine absent; illicium relatively short, 13.3-24.2% SL; second dorsal spine relatively short, 12.2-21.2% SL; third dorsal spine relatively short, 9.1-20.6% SL; esca a leaf-like flap; tendrils present on second and third dorsal spine (Ref. 84766). |
| A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). All known specimens were collected between Elite and Mindanao at depths ranging from 494 to 1,560 m. It is the deepest living of all lophiid species. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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