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Family: Histiophrynidae Starfingered frogfishes



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15 species
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Photo by Barker, D.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944)

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Allenichthys glauerti
[Glauert's anglerfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918

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Echinophryne crassispina
[Prickly anglerfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)

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Echinophryne mitchellii
[Spinycoat anglerfish]

Photo by Hall, D.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter, 1984

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Echinophryne reynoldsi
[Sponge anglerfish]

Photo by Harasti, D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes, 1837)

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Histiophryne bougainvilli
[Smooth anglerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 9.6 cm TL
Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber, 1913)

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Histiophryne cryptacanthus
[Cryptic anglerfish]

Photo by Arnold, R.J.

Pacifique
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011

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Histiophryne maggiewalker
[Queensland frogfish]

Photo by Chalias, V.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Histiophryne pogonia Arnold, 2012

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Histiophryne pogonia
[]

Photo by Hall, D.J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch, Arnold & Hall, 2009

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Histiophryne psychedelica
[Psychedelic frogfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier, 1817)

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Kuiterichthys furcipilis
[Rough anglerfish]

Photo by Pietsch, T.W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004

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Lophiocharon hutchinsi
[Hutchins' anglerfish]

Photo by Swann, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)

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Lophiocharon lithinostomus
[Marble-mouthed frogfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844)

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Lophiocharon trisignatus
[Three-spot frogfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

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Phyllophryne scortea
[Whitespotted anglerfish]
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Max. Length 7.4 cm SL

 
Porophryne erythrodactylus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allenichthys glauerti Glauert's anglerfish Eastern Indian Ocean 19 TL 1944
Echinophryne crassispina Prickly anglerfish Eastern Indian Ocean 7 TL 1918
Echinophryne mitchellii Spinycoat anglerfish Eastern Indian Ocean 11.1 SL 1897
Echinophryne reynoldsi Sponge anglerfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1984
Histiophryne bougainvilli Smooth anglerfish Western Pacific 9 TL 1837
Histiophryne cryptacanthus Cryptic anglerfish Western Pacific. 9.6 TL 1913
Histiophryne maggiewalker Queensland frogfish Pacifique 6.0 SL 2011
Histiophryne pogonia Pacific Ocean 5.4 SL 2012
Histiophryne psychedelica Psychedelic frogfish Western Pacific 8.7 SL 2009
Kuiterichthys furcipilis Rough anglerfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL 1817
Lophiocharon hutchinsi Hutchins' anglerfish Western Pacific 4.9 SL 2004
Lophiocharon lithinostomus Marble-mouthed frogfish Western Central Pacific 9.1 SL 1908
Lophiocharon trisignatus Three-spot frogfish Indo-West Pacific 14.7 SL 1844
Phyllophryne scortea Whitespotted anglerfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1918
Porophryne erythrodactylus Western Pacific 7.4 SL 2014



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