Lophichthys boschmai

Lophichthys boschmai (Size: Lophos = comb, ichthys = fish) is a little-known, smaller, with the angler fish ( Antennariidae ) related marine fish that is endemic in the Arafura Sea and on the coast of western New Guinea. Lophichthys boschmai is monotypic within the family Lophichthyidae.

Features

Like these, they show a typical feature is formed from the first hard ray of the dorsal fin " Angel" ( Illicium ) with an attached lure ( esca). Lophichthys boschmai is only 5 to 7.5 inches long. His skin is loose and covered with numerous skin attachments. On the head and on the back of the skin is prickly. The body is somewhat flattened elongated and laterally. The mouth is large and is nearly vertical. In the mouth there are one or two rows of small, recurved teeth. Also the palatine bone is dentate. The eyes are small and sit on top of the head. The gill opening is small and located behind or above the pectoral fin base. The pectoral fin base is extended arm-like. The dorsal fin is supported 12 to 13 soft fin rays. Before you even sit three isolated hard jets (one of which is the "Angel" ). The anal fin has nine fin rays, the pectoral fins seven.

Way of life

Over the life of Lophichthys boschmai nothing is known. Presumably he lives like other Armflosser shallow waters, is rather slow and lurking camouflaged prey fish.