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  • bony ridge on snout smooth
    brown + dark blotches, top - small pale spots
    D III + III, last I-II imbedded
    D I dark, bait = pale bulb with cirri
    Lophiodes beroe, White Goosefish, White Anglerfish
    gill opening extends before pectoral
  • bony ridge on snout smooth
    top +/- dark/light spots
    belly - small black spots
    D III + II
    D I pale, bait = dark bulb
    Lophiodes monodi, Club-bait Goosefish, Club-bait Anglerfish
    gill opening extends before pectoral
  • bony ridges on snout smooth
    fine chain pattern
    D1 III+III, last very small, close to #V
    Lophiodes reticulatus, Reticulate Goosefish
    floor of mouth: 2 dark blotches
    gill opening extends before pectoral