Lophiocharon lithinostomus

Lophiocharon lithinostomus,[1] known as the marble-mouthed frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae native to the Western Pacific. It is known from the Sulu Sea, where it inhabits coastal reefs and occurs at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft). It is a demersal oviparous fish reaching 9.1 cm (3.6 in) SL. The species is noted to closely resemble a rock covered in algae.[2]

Lophiocharon lithinostomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Lophiocharon
Species:
L. lithinostomus
Binomial name
Lophiocharon lithinostomus
(Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Antennarius lithinostomus

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Lophiocharon lithinostomus". FishBase.
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