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Flowery goosefish

Lophiodes miacanthus (Gilbert, 1905)

Status not recordedbony fish

The flowery goosefish (Lophiodes miacanthus) is a species in the family Lophiidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the flowery goosefish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the flowery goosefish live?

Not recorded

Is the flowery goosefish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the flowery goosefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyLophiidae
  6. genusLophiodes
  7. SpeciesLophiodes miacanthus (Gilbert, 1905)

Synonyms Lophiomus miacanthus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Blacklure anglerfishEnglish
  • ďas východníCzech
  • シモフリハナアンコウJapanese
  • Tamboril-de-águas-profundasPortuguese
  • Колючий гладколобый удильщикRussian
  • ปลาตกเบ็ดThai
  • 鮟鱇Chinese
  • 少棘擬鮟鱇Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flowery goosefish

Other species in the same genus Lophiodes.

Goosefish

Lophiodes naresi

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flowery goosefish?

The flowery goosefish (Lophiodes miacanthus) belongs to the family Lophiidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flowery goosefish (Lophiodes miacanthus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flowery-goosefish

MLA

“Flowery goosefish (Lophiodes miacanthus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flowery-goosefish.

BibTeX
@misc{flowery_goosefish_2026,
  title = {Flowery goosefish (Lophiodes miacanthus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flowery-goosefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}