marble-mouthed frogfish
Lophiocharon lithinostomus
- Usual depth5–17 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Lophiocharon lithinostomus, 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. 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–17 m · Deepest record: 16.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- marble-mouthed frogfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 藻瓣絨冠躄魚
Other scientific names: Antennarius lithinostomus
Similar species
- Glauerts Anglerfish
Allenichthys glauerti
- cryptic frogfish
Histiophryne cryptacanthus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 8 open-data records from 1929 to 1995.
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