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Lophiocharon hutchinsi
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Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Marble-Mouthed Frogfish) is very uncommon and found only occasionally.

Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch) ist lebt sehr versteckt und wird selten gefunden.

Characteristics - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Merkmale

Illicium and Esca:
Long Illicium (rod), nearly no esca (lure, bait). Illicium covered with dermal spinules.
Additional Characteristics:
Rows of 2 to 4 nearly transparent ocelli (eye spots) on the membrane between the spines of the caudal fin. Even the inside of the mouth is mottled! Large nostrils.
More Information:
Link to fishbase / Pietsch & Grobecker p.229
Can be confused with:
Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Marble-Mouthed Frogfish) can be easily confused with Lophiocharon trisignatus but has nearly no lure.

Illicium und Esca:
Langes Illicium (Angel, Rute), fast keine Esca (Köder). Illicium mit Hautstacheln bedeckt.
Weitere Merkmale:
Viele fast durchsichtige Ocelli (Augenflecken) jeweils in Reihen von 2 bis 4 auf der Membrane zwischen den Schwanzstachelstrahlen angeordnet. Sogar die Innenseite des Mauls ist marmoriert! Grosse Nasenlöcher.
Zusatzinformationen:
Link to fishbase / Pietsch & Grobecker S. 229
Wird verwechselt mit:
Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch) kann leicht mit Lophiocharon trisignatus verwechselt werden, aber hat fast keinen Köder.

Size - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Grösse

9cm

Colors - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Farben

Habitat - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Lebensraum

Marine

Range - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Verbreitung

Philippines, North Borneo, Irian Jaya. Restricted to this area, uncommon.

Photos - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Fotos

Nostrils of Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Irian Jaya, Indonesia)
Copyright Robert Delfs

Lure of Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) Copyright Robert Delfs	Lure of Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) Copyright Robert Delfs	Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) well camouflaged Copyright Robert Delfs
Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Borneo Copyright Richard Swann	Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) Copyright Robert Delfs
Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Borneo Copyright Richard Swann	Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Borneo Copyright Richard Swann	Marble-mouth frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch Copyright Mark Snyder, Archipelago Fleet
Marble-mouth frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch (Philippines) Copyright Guido and Philippe Poppe (www.poppe-images.com)	Marble-mouth frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch (Philippines) Copyright Guido and Philippe Poppe (www.poppe-images.com)	Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Borneo Copyright Richard Swann
Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries. Creative Commons License Fishes from Islands of the Philippine Archipelago 1908	Lophiocharon lithinostomus Copyright H.-C. Ho Fish Datebase of Taiwan Creative Commons License	A Marble-Mouthed Frogfish with a lure which must have broken so it grey back bifurcated - Ein Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch mit einer Angel, welche wohl gebrochen wurde und verzweigt nachgewachsen ist Copyright Esteban Cervantes
Marble-mouth frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch Copyright California Academy of Sciences Ichthyology Section	X-ray of the jaw of the Marble-mouth frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Röntgenbild des Kiefers des Marmor-Maul Anglerfisches Copyright California Academy of Sciences Ichthyology Section	X-ray of the Marble-mouth frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Röntgenbild des Marmor-Maul Anglerfisches Copyright California Academy of Sciences Ichthyology Section

Marble-mouth frogfish (Lophiocharon lithinostomus) with eggs on left hand side / brownish eggs are larger and more developped (below) - a picture of the related Three-Spot Frogfish with eggs
Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch (Lophiocharon lithinostomus) mit Eiern auf der linken Körperseite / braune Eier (unten) sind grösser und weiterentwickelt - ein Bild des verwandten Dreifleck-Anglerfisches mit Eiern
Copyright Mark Snyder, Archipelago Fleet (above) and Graham Abbott (below)

Eggs of Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Eier des Marmor-Maul Anglerfisches Copyright Graham Abbott	Marble-mouth frogfish with eggs - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch mit Eiern Copyright Graham Abbott	Marble-mouth frogfish with eggs - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch mit Eiern Copyright Graham Abbott
Marble-mouth frogfish with eggs - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch mit Eiern Copyright Jason Isley	Eggs of Lophiocharon lithinostomus Copyright Jason Isley	Marble-mouth frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch Copyright Jason Isley
Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Malapascua (Philippines) Copyright Martin Buschenreithner, Philippines	Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Malapascua (Philippines) Copyright Martin Buschenreithner, Philippines

All frogfish-photos / Frogfish-photos from Zubi