Biology:Lophiocharon lithinostomus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Lophiocharon |
| Species: | L. lithinostomus
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| Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
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Lophiocharon lithinostomus,[1] known as the marble-mouthed frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae native to the Western Pacific. It is known from the Sulu Sea, where it inhabits coastal reefs and occurs at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft). It is a demersal oviparous fish reaching 9.1 cm (3.6 in) SL. The species is noted to closely resemble a rock covered in algae.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q2133325 entry
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