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Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) >
Linophrynidae (Leftvents)
Etymology: Haplophryne: Greek, 'haplos' = single or simple + Greek, 'phryne' = toad (meaning "simple toad") (Ref. 86949).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
laut batipelagis; oceanodromus (Ref. 51243); kisaran kedalaman ? - 2250 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water
Tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans. Four specimens are known from off Madeira.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 58502); common length : 8.0 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 1468); common length :5 cm (female)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)): 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)): 3; Duri dubur 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 3. Mature females are unpigmented and have a nearly rounded shape of body. There are spines above the eyes and behind the mouth. The illicium consists of a rounded flap without pole. Small numerous teeth in both jaws (Ref. 557). Free lining males are characterized by: having weak sphenotic spines, nearly absent; slender and angled preopercle; moderately elevated epiotic region of skull; well developed premaxillae; 20-24 teeth on each side of upper and lower jaws (Ref. 86949).
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 7300). A small deep-sea angler fish. Males dwarfed, becoming parasitic on females (Ref. 10762). An 8 cm female was found with 3 parasitic males of 18 mm length, attached to her ventral side. Adult (=parasitic) males are colorless with reduced teeth, jaws, and eyes. Information on the maximum length of female was taken from Ref. 10762.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Bertelsen, E., 1990. Linophrynidae. p. 516-519. In J. C. Quero, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 10762)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
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