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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Lophiocharon |
| Species: | L. lithinostomus |
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| Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908) | |
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References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Lophiocharon lithinostomus". FishBase.
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