Lophius vomerinus
Valenciennes,
1837 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Lophiidae |
Description
Size: Max length 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed.
Max. age reported: 11 years
Size: Max length 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed.
Max. age reported: 11 years
Synonym (s)
• Lophius upsicephalus Smith, 1841
(Junior synonym)
• Lophius upsicephalus Smith, 1841
(Junior synonym)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries)
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries)
Ecology
Habitat: Demersal
Prey: Bottom-living fishes, pilchard, round herring and horse mackerel.
Predator: Rays (Raja pullopunctata), bony fish (Chelidonichthys queketti)
Habitat: Demersal
Prey: Bottom-living fishes, pilchard, round herring and horse mackerel.
Predator: Rays (Raja pullopunctata), bony fish (Chelidonichthys queketti)
Biogeography
Literature Source(s)
- Zoological Survey of India (Eds) (1991) Animal resources of India (Protozoa to Mammalia) ZSI 1-694 Available at - NCL, Pune
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
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