Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae Goosefishes

Genus: Lophiodes

(See list of species below)

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17 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Lophiodes beroe
[]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 16.4 cm TL

Lophiodes bruchius
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Lophiodes caulinaris
[Spottedtail angler]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Lophiodes endoi
[Anglerfish]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL

Lophiodes fimbriatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Lophiodes gracilimanus
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Lophiodes insidiator
[Natal angler]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 22.6 cm SL

Lophiodes iwamotoi
[Long-spine anglerfish]

Photo by FAO

Lophiodes kempi
[Longspine African angler]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14.1 cm SL

Lophiodes maculatus
[Spotted anglerfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Lophiodes miacanthus
[]

Photo by FAO

Lophiodes monodi
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Lophiodes mutilus
[Smooth angler]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Lophiodes naresi
[Goosefish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Lophiodes reticulatus
[Reticulated goosefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Lophiodes spilurus
[Threadfin angler]

Photo by FAO

Lophiodes triradiatus
[Shortspine goosefish]

17 Species of Family Lophiidae with Genus Lophiodes
(Goosefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1981	Lophiodes beroe		Northwest Atlantic.	40 SL
1981	Lophiodes bruchius		Eastern Central Pacific	16.4 TL
1899	Lophiodes caulinaris	Spottedtail angler	Eastern Pacific	40 TL
2008	Lophiodes endoi	Anglerfish	Western Pacific	38 SL
1985	Lophiodes fimbriatus		Northwest Pacific	7.5 SL
1899	Lophiodes gracilimanus		Indo-West Pacific	16.5 TL
1921	Lophiodes insidiator	Natal angler	Western Indian Ocean	30 TL
2011	Lophiodes iwamotoi	Long-spine anglerfish	Pacific Ocean	22.6 SL
1935	Lophiodes kempi	Longspine African angler	Eastern Atlantic	40 TL
2011	Lophiodes maculatus	Spotted anglerfish	Eastern Pacific	14.1 SL
1905	Lophiodes miacanthus		Pacific Ocean	15 SL
1971	Lophiodes monodi		Western Central Atlantic	52 TL
1894	Lophiodes mutilus	Smooth angler	Indo-West Pacific	45 TL
1880	Lophiodes naresi	Goosefish	Western Pacific	20 TL
1979	Lophiodes reticulatus	Reticulated goosefish	Western Atlantic	25 TL
1899	Lophiodes spilurus	Threadfin angler	Eastern Pacific	30 TL
1909	Lophiodes triradiatus	Shortspine goosefish	Indo-West Pacific	25.9 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: LophiiformesFamily: Lophiidae GoosefishesGenus: Lophiodes(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae Goosefishes

Genus: Lophiodes

(See list of species below)