Scientific Name
Lophiodes miacanthus  
Pronounce  
 Lophiodes miacanthus少棘擬鮟鱇
by: Hsuan-Ching Ho
Author (Gilbert, 1905) Depth 110 - 960M
Chinese 少棘擬鮟鱇 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鮟鱇科 Economic Fish No 
Family F227　Lophiidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 少棘擬鮟鱇 
Max Length 50 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 鮟鱇 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan North East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Off northwestern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4117, depth 253-282 fathoms 
Synonyms Lophiomus miacanthus   
Reference   Gilbert, C. H. 1905 Caruso, J. H. 1981 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0064487. ASIZP0064495. ASIZP0064497. ASIZP0064506. ASIZP0064576. ASIZP0065407. ASIZP0065414. ASIZP0068132. ASIZP0070308. ASIZP0070642. ASIZP0080591. ASIZP0803893. ASIZP0913893. FRIP00647.  
Common Name Goosefish; Aglerfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body disk oval-shaped; head less than half of body length; skin smoothly and scaleless, with numerous large fleshy tendrils; frontal bone smoothly; mouth broad and large; pseudobranch present. Belong to L. mutilus species group with fourth spine absent; interorbital area moderately concave, not forming deep U-shaped trough between eyes; sphenotic spine straight, not recurved; inner frontal spine present;interorbital area moderately concave, not forming deep U-shaped trough between eyes; sphenotic spine straight, not recurved; inner frontal spine present; humeral spine well developed, sharp and simple; illicium slender, devoid of tendrils, darkly pigmented; esca with a small, simple, unpigmented bulb, translucent bulb bearing single apical cirrus; second dorsal spine short and light, devoid of tendrils; third dorsal spine long and stout, with many dark cirri; fourth dorsal spine absent. esca a light, unpigmented; peritoneum black.
habitats Marine. Bathydemersal, found in the outer continental shelf and upper slope, usually in depth 400-650 m. First dorsal spine highly modified into a long rod with a lure at the end call illicium and esca, acts as a fishing lure to attract preys. 
Distribution Restrited in from West to Central Pacific Ocean. It is not very common it Taiwan occurring in the Northeastern off Yilan. 
Utility Large one as fresh sea food, mostly no commercial value.