型態特徵:Body relative slender; head broad and depressed; skin smoothly and scaleless, with numerous tasseled, fleshy appendages; lateral ridge of frontal bone with two series of low conical spine; pseudobranch present; interorbital space broad and slightly caved; humeral spine well developed, with 2-3 small spines; illicium short, slender, devoid of tendrils, usually shorter than the second dorsal spine; esca with simple pennant-like flap, without long cirri and eye-like appendages; second dorsal spine short, darkly pigmented distally and with dark tendrils present; third dorsal spine long, darkly pigment and devoid of tendril; fourth, fifth, and sixth dorsal spine short, devoid of tendrils an dark pigment at bases. Body with dark-brown irregular reticular vein on yellow-brown background on dorsal surface; ventral surface light; underside of pectoral fin dark distally; anal and caudal fins dark; oral cavity pale or dusky, without color pattern. A rare species in Taiwan.
棲所生態:Marine. Bathydemersal, found in the outer continental shelf and upper slope, usually in depth 100-600 m. First dorsal spine highly modified into a long rod with a lure at the end call illicium and esca, acts as a fishing lure to attract preys.
地理分佈:Restricted to the northwest Pacific from Korea, Japan, East China Sea to Taiwan. Its southmost distributing range extend to the Northeast off Yilan.
漁業利用:Serve as high value and delicious seafood. Some used in Chinese medicine.
出版者:
負責人:邵廣昭
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資料修訂日期:2010-01-17 00:00:00
來源:
台灣魚類資料庫(http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw)
The Fish Database of Taiwan(http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw)