Smooth angler

The Smooth angler lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 234 - 760 m environment.

Another name for a Smooth angler is a Lophiodes mutilus Source: Digital Fish Funnel, July 27, 2004 report as bad entry | send to a friend via email Add your own definition of Smooth angler. More

Histiophryne bougainvilli (Bougainville's or Smooth Angler) can be easily confused with Histiophryne cryptacanthus, the only obvious difference is the length of the illicium. Histiophryne cryptacanthus has a longer illicium. More

Common names

Bandroie marache in French (français)
Baudroie marache in French (français)
ceylonese monkfish in English
Diabo liso in Portuguese (Português)
Glat havtaske in Danish (dansk)
Medama-ankô in Japanese (日本語)
Rape liso in Spanish (español)
Smooth angler in English
Smooth goosefish in English
光拟鮟鱇 in Mandarin Chinese
光擬鮟鱇 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Lophiiformes
Family : Lophiidae
Genus : Lophiodes
Species : Lophiodes mutilus
Authority : Alcock, 1894