Family : Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Order : Lophiiformes  (anglerfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Lophiodes gracilimanus
Max size : 16.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5263)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 125 - 300 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea off the Malabar Coast of India. Also recorded from Indonesia (Ref. 5978).
Diagnosis :
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola. 1984. (Ref. 5978)

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