Family : Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Order : Lophiiformes  (anglerfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Blackmouth angler
Fish Name : Lophiomus setigerus
Max size : 40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5213)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 30 - 800 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 330,000)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: throughout the area.
Diagnosis : Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-6
Biology : Found on sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). Oviparous (Ref. 205), multiple spawner (Ref. 32832). Depth range in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea is between 30 m-500 m (Ref. 11230
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Caruso, J.H.. 1983. (Ref. 5262)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses