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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae Frogfishes
Subfamily: Histiophryninae
Genus: Histiophryne

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Histiophryne bougainvilli
[Smooth anglerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

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

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Histiophryne cryptacanthus
[Cryptic anglerfish]

Photo by Arnold, R.J.

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

Photo by Arnold, R.J.
 
Histiophryne maggiewalker
[Queensland frogfish]
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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Histiophryne pogonius
[]

Photo by Hall, D.J.

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

Photo by Hall, D.J.
 
Histiophryne psychedelica
[Psychedelic frogfish]
5 Species of Family Antennariidae with Genus Histiophryne
(Frogfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1837 Histiophryne bougainvilli Smooth anglerfish Western Pacific 9 TL
1913 Histiophryne cryptacanthus Cryptic anglerfish Western Pacific. 9.6 TL
2011 Histiophryne maggiewalker Queensland frogfish Pacifique 6.0 SL
2012 Histiophryne pogonius Pacific Ocean 5.4 SL
2009 Histiophryne psychedelica Psychedelic frogfish Western Pacific 8.7 SL



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