Lophiodes beroe Caruso, 1981
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lophiodes beroe, the white goosefish or white anglerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lophiidae, the goosefishes, monkfishes or anglers. This species is found in deep waters in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Lophiodes beroe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:04:26.653963+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophiodes beroe Caruso, 1981
- Name authority
- Caruso, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Lophiidae
- Genus
- Lophiodes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderLophioidei
- familyLophiidae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusLophiodes Goode & Bean, 1896
- speciesLophiodes beroe Caruso, 1981
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophiodes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lophiodes endoi Ho & Shao, 2008 | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophiodes kempi (Norman, 1935) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophiodes maculatus Ho, Séret & Shao, 2011 | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophiodes naresi (Günther, 1880) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophiodes triradiatus (Lloyd, 1909) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophiodes hoi Schwarzhans, 2019 | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Lophiodes bruchius Caruso, 1981 | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spottedtail goosefishLophiodes caulinaris (Garman, 1899) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophiodes gracilimanus (Alcock, 1899) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Natal anglerLophiodes insidiator (Regan, 1921) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Flowery goosefishLophiodes miacanthus (Gilbert, 1905) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lophiodes monodi (Le Danois, 1971) | LophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Caruso, J. H. (1981). The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes. I. A revision of the genus Lophiodes with the description of two new species. Copeia, 1981. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3W276. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.