Lophiidae
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.2 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:50B7E074-F212-4193-BFB9-84A1D0A0E03C |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5618925 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AC642D14-3A50-FFD2-34F2-FD4EDEAA28F7 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Lophiidae |
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Family Lophiidae View in CoL View at ENA
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758 —Anglerfish
137 specimens were caught at depths between 709 and 916 m. Length data were available for 41 specimens ranging from 17 to 97 cm TL (75.8±14.8) with males between 64 and 92 cm (N=8) and females between 67 and 97 cm (N=10). Habitat and Distribution: bathydemersal on sandy, muddy, gravelly and occasionally rocky bottoms, at depths from 20–2,600 m. Eastern Atlantic, from Iceland and southwestern Barents Sea to Mauritania, including the Mediterranean and Black seas. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), HHV (FishBase).
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