| Family: |
Lophiidae (Goosefishes) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 600 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Natal in South Africa to northern Madagascar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Light to dark brown above, lighter below; pectorals and median fins pigmented as adjacent areas on body, anal fin darker distally, soft dorsal and caudal with interradial membranes lightly pigmented or unpigmented (Ref. 4108). |
| Biology: |
Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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