Scientific Name	Lophodolos indicus   Pronounce			by: H. C. Ho
Author	Lloyd, 1909	Depth	0 - 1625M
Chinese	印度冠鮟鱇	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	夢鮟鱇科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F239　Oneirodidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	印度冠鮟鱇
Max Length	7.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	深海鮟鱇
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Southwest of Cape Comorin, off Trevancore, India [Laccadive Sea, Indian Ocean], 7°28'30
Synonyms	Lophodolus dinema
Reference	何宣慶(2002)碩士論文；Ho & Shao (2019), Zootaxa, 4702(1):10–18.   Pietsch, T. W. 1974 何宣慶 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0061820.
Common Name	Dreamer
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin rays 7; ana fin rays 6; pectoral fin rays 20, caudal fin rays 8. Illicium length 81 in %SL; head length 34.9; head depth 39.6; premaxilla 33.2; lower jaw length 45.5. Body relatively long, slender, not globular; jaws equal anteriorly; lower jaw with well-develop symphysial spine; snout short; mouth large, cleft extending past eye; vomerine teeth absent; anterior end of pterygiophpre of illicium exposed and emerged from between sphenotic spine or further posterior; illicium relative long; esal bulb relative small; escal appendages relative short; sphenotic spine short; quadrate spine short.articular spine present; quardrate spine larger than mandibular spine; angler spine present; operculum bifurcate; suboperculum slender throughout length, upper end tapering to a point, lower rounded; skin naked, covering caudal fin to some distance from fin base.
habitats	Marine. First dorsal spine of female highly modified into a long rod with a light organ in the tip call illicium and esca, the esca containing bacteria as luminous symbiont, its function in attracting prey. Oviparous. Adults are meso- and bathypelagic in
Distribution	Widely distributed in the tropical parts of all oceans. It is rare in Taiwan, only recorded from the Northeastern off Yilan.
Utility	No commercial value.