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Lophiodes insidiator (Regan, 1921) Natal angler |
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photo by
Ho, H.-C. |
| Family: | Lophiidae (Goosefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Natal in South Africa to northern Madagascar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Light to dark brown above, lighter below; pectorals and median fins pigmented as adjacent areas on body, anal fin darker distally, soft dorsal and caudal with interradial membranes lightly pigmented or unpigmented (Ref. 4108). | |||
| Biology: | Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||