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Ceylonese Monkfish

Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock 1894)

Diagnostic Description

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Light to dark brown above, lighter below; body, median fins, and pectorals pigmented (distal portion of pectorals with darker pigmentation).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 6
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Trophic Strategy

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Found on the outer continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on fishes
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Found on the outer continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on fishes (Ref. 5236). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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分布

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分布於印度-西太平洋區,西起東非到萬那杜、沃利斯與 Futuna,北至菲律賓、臺灣,南至澳洲北部。臺灣分布於南部及東北部海域。
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利用

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可食用,在海鮮餐廳販售,由於個體小,較不具經濟價值。
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描述

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體扁平柔軟;頭部相對較為狹長;呈卵圓狀,軀幹部往後漸尖細。口極寬,開於頭前端;下頜明顯突出於上頜;上頜及前上頜齒1-2列,下頜齒4-5列,均可倒伏;鋤骨及腭骨均具齒;舌齒(第五角鰓骨)呈V字形排列。無鰓耙。體祼露不具鱗,頭部及體側具有發達皮瓣。頭骨及上頷骨表面光滑不具棘。鰓孔向前延伸至胸鰭基部前方。背鰭兩個,第一背鰭有V棘;第I棘位於吻端,特化成吻觸手,末端餌球為一小球狀;第III棘相當長,向後延長至第二背鰭中點,佈滿黑色皮瓣;第IV棘缺如;第V~VI棘短小。胸鰭鰭條15-18;第二背鰭軟條8;臀鰭軟條6;脊椎骨數19。體背淡褐色;腹面淺灰色;口腔粘膜一致為淡色。背、尾及胸鰭黑褐色及臀鰭深色;腹鰭淡色。本種與他種主要差異在第三背鰭棘相對較長,頭骨內側具一小棘。
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棲地

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主要棲息近海砂泥底質海域。底棲性魚類,棲息深度在300-760公尺間,行動遲緩,常匍匐於海底。肉食性。通常以吻觸手及餌球引誘獵物前來,在瞬間一口吸入獵物,以魚類及甲殼類為食。
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Description

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Found on the outer continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds mainly on fishes.

Reference

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Reference

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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