Lophiodes beroe
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Lophiiformes (Anglerfish)
Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Lophiodes
Lophiodes beroe
Description
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Characters
Moderately depressed and oval shaped anteriorly, with two embedded postcephalic spines, a narrow snout, and well-developed fleshy tendrils on lateral surface of head and body. Snout is narrow, and supraorbital crest is not elevated. Interorbital area is moderately concave. Distance between sphenotic spines (behind eye) is usually greater than distance between posterior frontal spines (between eyes). Eye is relatively large. Teeth on alveolar process of premaxilla number 6 to 13 in outer row and are laterally slanted. Head length is 36.2% to 43.9% of SL, and head width is 52.3% to 63.2%, head depth is 63% to 68.1%, snout length is 52.9% to 60.3%, and snout width is 15.4% to 18.8% of head length. Articular bone of lower jaw has two spines, one anterior to and one posterior to articulation of jaw. Opercular opening extends below, behind, and in front of pectoral fin base. Quadrate has single lower spine, suboperculum has one spine, interoperculum has one or two spines, and humeral spine is well developed. Pectoral fin rays number 18 to 21. Spinous dorsal fin has three cephalic and two embedded postcephalic spines. First cephalic spine (illicium) is 20.3% to 30.8%, second is 22.2% to 29.7%, and third is 28.5% to 39.3% of SL. Illicium is very dark distally, and esca is an unpigmented bulb with one apical cirrus and a variable number of basal cirri. First postcephalic spine is absent, and second and third postcephalic spines are embedded in integument. Second dorsal fin has 8 rays. Pelvic fin has one spine and 5 rays. Anal fin has 6 rays.
Color varies from uniform light to dark brown or gray or mottled light and dark brown. Dorsal surface has small, circular, light-pigmented areas. Peritoneum is black.
Distribution
Western Atlantic from south Florida, the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea
Habitat Associations
347 to 860 m depth, at temperatures of 9°C to 11°C
Biology
Maximum known size is 234 mm SL
Commonly occurred on dead coral Lophelia pertusa rubble and seemed to prefer this habitat that is deep and difficult to sample probably explains how this species escaped detection (Ref. 58471).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders; parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-10-09. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by the combination of characters described
References
Caruso 1981
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Caruso, J.H. (1981) The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes. I. A revision of the genus Lophiodes with the description of two new species. Copeia 1981(3):522-549.
Caruso, J.H., S.W. Ross, K.J. Sulak and G.R. Sedberry (2007) Deep-water chaunacid and lophiid anglerfishes (Pisces:Lophiiformes) off the south-eastern United States. J. Fish Biol. 70(4):1015-1026.
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