Spot-tail Anglerfish, Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844)
Other Names: Rough Angler Fish, Spot-tailed Anglerfish, Spotted-tail Anglerfish, Threespot Frogfish, Three-spot Frogfish
A Spot-tail Anglerfish, Lophiocharon trisignatus, brooding eggs at Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. Source: Mary Jane Adams. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
An uncommon anglerfish with rows of transparent ocelli with dark margins on the caudal fin membranes, a long naked illicium (fishing rod) with a large complex esca (lure).
Spot-tail Anglerfish lack a caudal peduncle (tail base) and the rear margins of the soft dorsal and anal fins are attached to the base of the outermost caudal-fin rays. The arm-like lobe of the pectoral fin is broadly attached to side of the body and all caudal-fin rays are divided.
Spot-tail Anglerfish lack a caudal peduncle (tail base) and the rear margins of the soft dorsal and anal fins are attached to the base of the outermost caudal-fin rays. The arm-like lobe of the pectoral fin is broadly attached to side of the body and all caudal-fin rays are divided.
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Dianne J. Bray, Lophiocharon trisignatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3839
Spot-tail Anglerfish, Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844)
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to Thursday Island, QLD. Inhabits rubble areas. Found elsewhere in the East-Indo-West Pacific. |
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Features |
Meristic features: Dorsal-fin spines/rays I+I+I, 12-13; Anal-fin rays 6 - 8. |
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Biology |
Unlike most tropical anglerfishes which have pelagic eggs, the egg clusters of this species are attached by threads to the side of the male. The cluster may contain up to 650 large (3 mm) spherical eggs, each attached to the skin of the male by a thread-like loop. |
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Species Citation |
Chironectes trisignatus Richardson, 1844, Zool. Erebus Terror 2: 15, pl. 9, fig. 1. Type locality: Broome, WA (Neotype). |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Spot-tail Anglerfish, Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844)
References
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