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Yellow goosefish
Lophius litulon (Yellow goosefish · Yellow goosefish)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum standard length of 150 cm is slightly shorter than an adult human about 170 cm tall (Comparison).
- 💡 It is used as an ingredient in braised anglerfish and soup, and the yellow goosefish and blackmouth angler are commonly called 'agu' (Korean name) without distinction (National List of Species of Korea).
- 💡 FishBase notes that its liver is considered a delicacy in Japan.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The yellow goosefish is a marine fish in the order Lophiiformes living on mudflats or sandy bottoms along all coasts of Korea. The yellow goosefish and the blackmouth angler are commonly called 'agu' (Korean name) without distinction.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body is flattened with a large head and a relatively short trunk and tail. The body has many barbel-like skin flaps, and the first dorsal fin spine is modified into a fishing-rod-like lure to attract prey.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It uses its modified dorsal fin spine to lure and catch fish, feeding mainly on fish, euphausiids, arrow worms, and shrimp. From February to June, it lays floating eggs.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
According to the National List of Species of Korea, it lives along all Korean coasts, is caught year-round, and is used in braised anglerfish (agujjim) and soup.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List DD (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135438843/136910148
- • IUCN Red List category DD — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 3W2MC
- • iucnredlist.org — 136910148
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000057885 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000057885
- • wikidata.org — Q2424239
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Lophius litulon.jpg
- • fishbase.se — Lophius-litulon.html
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Lophius piscatorius)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.