Reproduction of Lophius americanus
Document source: http://www.fishbase.de/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=532&GenusName=Lophius&SpeciesName=americanus&fc=190&StockCode=549
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M.P., J.A. Musick and J.A. Colvocoresses, 1992
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type
Spawning frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild nonguarders
open water/substratum egg scatterers
Parental Care none
Description of life cycle and mating behavior That testes seem to develop earlier and stay ripe longer suggest multiple spawning by males. Eggs are laid in long, ribbon-shaped veils (Ref. 4842).
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