Lophiocharon_lithinostomus

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Lophiocharon lithinostomus

Species of fish

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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References

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


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