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Lophiocharon hutchinsi
Lophiocharon lithinostomus
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Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Marble-Mouthed Frogfish) is very rare and known only to a few ichthyologists.

Lophiocharon lithinostomus ("Marmor-Maul" Anglerfisch) ist sehr selten und fast nur Fischkundlern (Ichthyologen) bekannt.

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 dorsal rays. Even the inside of the mouth is mottled!
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!
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. Restricted to this area, rare.

Photos - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - Fotos

Marble-mouth frogfish with eggs - Lophiocharon lithinostomus - "Marmor-Maul" Anglerfisch mit Eiern
Copyright Mark Snyder, Archipelago Fleet

Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Malapascua (Philippines) Copyright Martin Buschenreithner, Philippines	Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Malapascua (Philippines) Copyright Martin Buschenreithner, Philippines	Lophiocharon lithinostomus from Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Borneo Copyright Richard Swann
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 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
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)	INFO - 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

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