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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Thaumatichthyidae (Wolftrap anglers (Ref. 7463), Wolftrap Seadevils (Ref. 86949))
Etymology: Lasiognathus: Greek, 'lasios' = hairy or wooly + Greek, 'gnathos' = jaw (with reference to the huge number of long teeth of the upper jaw) ( Ref. 86949)..
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1100 m (Ref. 27827). Deep-water

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Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii. Atlantic Ocean: Madeira and Bermuda.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 4 - 5. Escal bulb without membranous anterior crest. Distal escal appendage compressed, transversely fan-shaped, bearing three bony escal hooks along posterior margin, without elongate prolongation emerging from bases of escal hooks. Posterior escal appendage cylindrical, tapering to a point (Ref 27827). Length of illicium 43-44%SL in small specimens, 47-50%SL in large specimens (8 to 11.2 cm); posterior escal appendage 0.5-2.5%SL, emerging from below escal pore; thin edge of distal appendage behind and between bases of escal hooks more or less folded; length of distal appendage, measured from surface of escal bulb to bases of escal hooks, 1.3-2.8% SL (Ref. 86949).

A piscivore, feeding occasionally on invertebrates (Ref. 27828).

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Bertelsen, E. and T.W. Pietsch, 1996. Revision of the ceratioid anglerfish genus Lasiognathus (Lophiiformes: Thaumatichthyidae), with the description of a new species. Copeia 1996(2):401-409. (Ref. 27827)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 October 2018

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 0.8 - 14.9, mean 4.9 °C (based on 1126 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5352 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.63 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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