Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) >
Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Etymology: Lophiomus: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, mys = muscle; nigriventris: Name from the Latin ‘niger’ meaning ‘black’ and ‘venter’ for ‘belly’, referring to the black peritoneum of the adult.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 133 - 400 m (Ref. 131498). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia (Exmouth Gulf), South China Sea (Macclesfield Bank) and Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131498)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 18. This new species can be separated from other congeners by the combination of D V,8; pelvic-fin rays 6; pectoral-fin rays 23-24. Colouration: body pale khaki, peritoneum with dark pigmentation, and reticulate dark pattern on the light floor of the mouth (Ref. 131498).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen H.-P., Lee M.-Y. and W.-J. Chen, 2024. Integrative taxonomy reveals unanticipated hidden diversity in the monotypic goosefish genus Lophiomus (Teleostei, Lophiidae), with description of three new species and resurrection of Chirolophius laticeps Ogilby, 1910. European Journal of Taxonomy 943:239-287. (Ref. 131498)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
