Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004
Hutchins' anglerfish
photo by Pietsch, T.W.

Family:  Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes)
Max. size:  4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 2 - 9 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Australia and Aru Islands in the Arafura Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished from its congeners in having a reduced esca (scarcely if at all differentiated from the illicium) and a relatively short illicium, covered from base to tip with small dermal spinules (Ref. 59208).
Biology:  Specimens collected using rotenone or box dredge on sandy mud, sponge, and seagrass (Ref. 59208).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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