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Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system: Species Data Report

Wed 06th Dec, 2023 07:08 pm

Species - Lophius americanus
Habitat
Salinity
 
Marine
Marine Only
Inshore/Offshore
 
Inshore
Inshore Only
Water Column Position
 
Bottom
Habitat
 
Sand & gravel
Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
Soft bottom only
Mud
FishBase Habitat
 
Demersal
Feeding
Feeding Group
 
Carnivore
Data
Diet
 
Data
Bony fishes
Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
Sea snakes/mammals/turtles/birds
Reproduction
Egg Type
 
Data
Pelagic
Pelagic larva
Zoogeography
Global Endemism
 
All species
Greater Caribbean non-endemic
West Atlantic Endemic
Regional Endemism
 
Continent
Continent only
Extends North of GC
GC non-endemic
All species
Residency
 
Vagrant
Climate Zone
 
Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
Temperate (>35N)
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
 
Not evaluated / Listed
CITES
 
Not listed
Size
Length Max
 
120
Depth
Depth Range Min
 
10
Depth Range Max
 
850

Range
Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites
Based on paint data
Latitude Limit N
Latitude Limit S
Longitude Limit W
Longitude Limit E
Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)0
Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)0
Range Midpoint (lat/long)0, 0
Range Polygon Area: Km2 0 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)-1, -1
Based on point data
Sampling-Point Count :32
Range Polygon Area: Km2:210,372 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):28.55,-80.0554
Points
#LatLong
124.85-80.62
224.85-80.619
327.3667-79.9
428.0667-79.8333
528.075-79.8417
628.92-79.97
729-80
829.3-80.14
929.3-80.05
1029.4-80.1
1129.433-80.133
1229.614-80.187
1329.667-80.217
1429.68-80.18
1529.7-80.2
1629.7-80.1833
1729.7-80.17
1829.8964-81.3108
1929.9333-80.1833
2029.9417-80.1917
2130.8-80.01
2231.46-79.72
2331.47-79.65
2431.56-79.58
2531.592-81.053
2631.8-79.2
2731.833-79.233
2832.17-79.03
2932.2-78.8
3032.22-78.97
3132.22-78.95
3232.25-78.85