Lophiomus setigerus

The body is flat and soft; the head is particularly broad and flat, disc-shaped, and the trunk gradually tapers backwards. The mouth is extremely wide and opens at the front of the head; the lower jaw obviously protrudes from the upper jaw; the maxillary and premaxillary teeth have 1-2 rows, and the mandibular teeth have 4-5 rows, all of which are inverted; the hoe and palatine bones have teeth; the lingual teeth (fifth branchial bone) are arranged in a V shape. There are no gill rakers. The body is naked and scaleless, with well-developed skin flaps on the head and sides of the body. There are granular spines on the surface of the skull ridge and premaxilla. The gill opening is located below the base of the pectoral fin and does not extend forward. There are two dorsal fins, the first dorsal fin has VI spines, the I spine is located at the tip of the snout, specialized into a snout tentacle, and the terminal bait ball has two black balls, flag-shaped skin flaps and filaments; the II a

Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, it mainly inhabits offshore sandy and muddy sea areas.

The Latin name of black anglerfish is Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797), and its foreign name is black-mouth goosefish. There are only two kinds of anglerfish in China, one is called yellow anglerfish and the other is black anglerfish.

It grows in the depths of the dark sea, moves slowly, and does not live in groups. In the vast ocean, it is difficult for male fish to find female fish. Once they meet a female fish, they will stay together until death, and the male fish's nutrition throughout his life is also provided by the female fish.

Fish meat is rich in vitamins A and C. The tail muscle can be eaten fresh or processed into fish paste, etc. The fish belly and fish roe are both highly nutritious foods, the skin can be used to make glue, the liver can be used to extract cod liver oil, and the fish bones are the raw materials for processing boneless fish meal. It is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and other trace elements, and its nutritional value is relatively high. Regular consumption of anglerfish liver can help protect eyesight and prevent liver disease.

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