Histiophrynidae

Marble-mouthed frogfish

Lophiocharon lithinostomus

Algae textured body resembles rock

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Southeast Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Lophiocharon lithinostomus, known as the marble-mouthed frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae native to the Western Pacific. It is known from the Sulu Sea, where it inhabits coastal reefs and occurs at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft). It is a demersal oviparous fish reaching 9.1 cm (3.6 in) SL. The species is noted to closely resemble a rock covered in algae.