Fowlerichthys radiosus
No common name
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Lophiiformes (Anglerfish)
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Fowlerichthys
Fowlerichthys radiosus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: off Long Island, New York to the Florida Keys (USA) and throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Two large adults have been reported from Madeira in the eastern Atlantic.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 20-275 m.
Biology
Inhabits offshore banks and deeper shelf waters (Ref. 7251).
Max length: 9.4 cm SL; max weight: 57 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Oviparous.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-01-29. Resilience: High (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker (1987) Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Chi-Espínola, A.A., M.E. Vega-Cendejas and J.M. Hernández de Santillana (2023) Length-weight relations of 39 continental-shelf and deep-water fishes (Actinopterygii) from northwestern Gulf of México. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53:59-64. DOI: 10.3897/aiep.53.101788
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