Lophius americanus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Goosefishes ; Inhabits continental shelf, occurring deeper in southern parts of range (Ref 7251).

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,311 meters (0 to -17,425 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 06-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lophius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. aculeatus (Pancake Batfish) · L. americanus (American Goosefish) · L. budegassa (Blackbarred Squirrelfish) · L. cocinsinensis (Commerson's Frogfish) · L. commersonii (Polka-Dot Batfish) · L. dubius (Blotchtail Toadfish) · L. gastrophysus (Blackfin Goosefish) · L. gracilimanus (Malabar Monkfish) · L. hirsutus (Spotted Handfish) · L. hispidus (Shaggy Anglerfish) · L. litulon (Yellow Goosefish) · L. lugubris (Ceylonese Monkfish) · L. monopterygius (Short-Tail Electric Ray) · L. mutilus (Smooth Angler) · L. naresi (Challenger Monkfish) · L. pictus (Painted Frogfish) · L. piscatorius (Angler) · L. radiatus (Polka-Dot Batfish) · L. stellatus (Stellate Seabat) · L. vaillanti (Shortspine African Anglerfish) · L. vespertilio (Ocellated Frogflsh) · L. vomerinus (Cape Monk)

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Further Reading

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• A bibliography of fishes, by Bashford Dean. .. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1916-1923. url p. 53, p. 658, p. 658.
• A biological survey of the waters of Woods Hole and vicinity / By Francis B. Sumner, Raymond C. Osburn, and Leon J. Cole. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1913 url p. 773, p. 848.
• A checklist of Canadian Atlantic fishes with keys for identification / Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, 1965 url p. 100, p. 19, p. 87.
• A guide book to the marine fishes of Rhode Island. Photos by the author. Watch Hill, R. I., Book and Tackle Shop[1960] url p. 80.
• A history of the fishes of Massachusetts. Boston, 1855 url , p. 267.
• A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Report presented at the eighty-ninth annual meeting, Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 16-18, 1959. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1960. url p. 49.
• A popular zoology / by J. Dorman Steele and J.W.P. Jenks. New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, c 1887. url p. 314.
• An annotated catalogue of the fishes of Maine. Portland, Me., 1914. url p. 131.
• An ecological characterization of Coastal Maine (north and east of Cape Elizabeth) / Stewart I. Fefer and Patricia S. Schettig: principal investigators. Newton Corner, Mass.: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, 1980. url , .
• Annual record of science and industry. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872-[1879] url p. 260, p. 641.
• Annual report / New York State Museum. Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, c1904-1920. url p. 734.
• Annual report of the New Jersey State Museum. Trenton, N.J.: MacCrellish & Quigley, url p. 426.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 844.
• Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1905-1950. url p. 492.
• Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Salem, Mass., Essex Institute. url p. 37.
• Bulletin. Salem, Mass. url p. 37.
• Chamber's encyclopaedia, a dictionary of universal knowledge. London, Chambers, 1902. url p. 300.
• Chemical embryology. New York:The MacMillan Co., 1931. url p. 508.
• Commercial fisheries review. [Washington]: National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] url p. 3, p. 6.
• Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 236.
• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 140, p. 193, p. 197, p. 205, p. 224, p. 292, p. 321, p. 323, p. 401, p. 499, p. 518, p. 544, p. 618, p. 674.
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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.
• Paxton, John (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: DFO Maritimes Research Vessel Trawl Surveys Fish Observations (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: ECNASAP - East Coast North America Strategic Assessment (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Electronic Atlas of Ichthyoplankton on the Scotian Shelf of North America (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Gulf of Maine Bottom Trawl Survey Data (NEFSC,NMFS,NOAA)(USOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History - Marine Birds, Mammals, and Fishes (OBIS Canada)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 131045
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29432
• Fishbase Species ID: 532
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13551153
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 164499
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCYA02010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115669

Footnotes

1. Mean = -303.670 meters (-996.293 feet), Standard Deviation = 570.980 based on 10,524 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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