Lophiodes caulinaris (Garman, 1899) .

Pacific Anglerfish, Pacific Goosefish, Spottedtail Goosefish, or Whitespotted Goosefish. To 44.5 cm (17.5 in) TL (Moncayo-Estrada et al. 2006). Central California (about 37°N, 122°W) (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California) to Callao, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Caruso 1981), and various offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2002). One record, possibly in error, from Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Benthic; depth: 15–888 m (49–2,913 ft) (min.: Caruso 1981; max.: Jacobsen Stout et al. 2016).