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Lophius litulon (Jordan, 1902)

Yellow goosefish
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Japan country information

Common names: Ki-ankô, Ki-ankou, Yellow goosefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Hokkaido southward (Ref. 559). Reported to taste good, especially in winter (Ref. 559). Also Ref. 11230, 27683.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Lophiidae (Goosefishes)
Etymology: Lophius: Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Jordan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 25 - 560 m (Ref. 11230).   Deep-water

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