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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2008 65(7):1272-1280; doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsn140
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© 2008 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Published by Oxford Journals. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Lophius in the world: a synthesis on the common features and life strategies

A. C. Fariña1, M. Azevedo2, J. Landa3, R. Duarte2, P. Sampedro1, G. Costas4, M. A. Torres1 and L. Cañás1

1 Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Paseo Marítimo Alcalde Francisco Vázquez N° 10, 15001 A Coruña, Spain
2 Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, INRB/L-IPIMAR, Avenida de Brasília, 1449-006 Lisboa, Portugal
3 Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Promontorio de San Martín s/n, 39004 Santander, Spain
4 Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apartado 1552, 36200 Vigo, Spain

Correspondence to A. C. Fariña: tel: +34 981 205362; fax: +34 981 229077; e-mail: celso.farina{at}co.ieo.es.

Fariña, A. C., Azevedo, M., Landa, J., Duarte, R., Sampedro, P., Costas, G., Torres, M. A., and Cañás, L. 2008. Lophius in the world: a synthesis on the common features and life strategies. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65: 1272–1280.

Seven species of Lophius are known worldwide, six in the Atlantic Ocean and just one in the Northwest Pacific. The genus supports valuable fisheries (except for Lophius vaillanti), most for a long time, though the exploitation of Lophius gastrophysus along the coast of Brazil is relatively recent. The manuscript reviews the current knowledge of phylogeographic and biological traits of Lophius species, pointing out common aspects in the life histories. Within the Lophiidae, the genus Lophius is phylogenetically the most derived, vicariance and dispersal having played a significant role in driving speciation. Life histories seem to have followed similar adaptive processes from a common ancestor along with similar environmental characteristics. The genetic structure of populations is poorly known, and usually, genetic differentiation is limited. Life-history aspects (age, growth, reproductive cycle, early stages, and feeding ecology) are addressed, and fisheries are reviewed. However, knowledge of many aspects of the biology and ecology (e.g. validation of the growth pattern, maturation processes, spawning areas and periodicity, recruitment processes, mortality, stock identification, and habitat needs) remains limited.

Keywords: Atlantic Ocean, biological traits, life history, Lophius, NW Pacific, phylogeny

Received 11 January 2008; accepted 9 August 2008.


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