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Marble Mouthed Frogfish

Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson 1908)

Diagnostic Description

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Description: Characterized by mottled green color; membrane between each pair of caudal fin rays with row of 2-4 dark-edged, large white spots; unbranched pelvic rays; illicium almost twice as long as second dorsal spines, 21.6-36.4 % SL; with dermal spinules covering illicium; greatly reduced esca; close-set, bifurcate dermal spinules covering skin; no caudal peduncle (Ref. 90102).
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous.
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8
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Biology

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Inhabits coastal reefs in 1-10 m, resembles algal-covered rock (Ref 90102).
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fisheries: of no interest
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Lophiocharon lithinostomus

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Lophiocharon lithinostomus,[1] known as the marble-mouthed frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae native to the Western Pacific. It is known from the Sulu Sea, where it inhabits coastal reefs and occurs at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft). It is a demersal oviparous fish reaching 9.1 cm (3.6 in) SL. The species is noted to closely resemble a rock covered in algae.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Lophiocharon lithinostomus". FishBase.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Lophiocharon lithinostomus: Brief Summary

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Lophiocharon lithinostomus, known as the marble-mouthed frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae native to the Western Pacific. It is known from the Sulu Sea, where it inhabits coastal reefs and occurs at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft). It is a demersal oviparous fish reaching 9.1 cm (3.6 in) SL. The species is noted to closely resemble a rock covered in algae.

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