Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Histiophrynidae Starfingered frogfishes

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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Photo by Barker, D.

Allenichthys glauerti
[Glauert's anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by CSIRO

Echinophryne crassispina
[Prickly anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by CSIRO

Echinophryne mitchellii
[Spinycoat anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by Hall, D.J.

Echinophryne reynoldsi
[Sponge anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by Harasti, D.

Histiophryne bougainvilli
[Smooth anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Histiophryne cryptacanthus
[Cryptic anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by Arnold, R.J.

Histiophryne maggiewalker
[Queensland frogfish]

Photo by Photo by Chalias, V.

Histiophryne pogonia
[]

Photo by Photo by Hall, D.J.

Histiophryne psychedelica
[Psychedelic frogfish]

Photo by Photo by CSIRO

Kuiterichthys furcipilis
[Rough anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by Pietsch, T.W.

Lophiocharon hutchinsi
[Hutchins' anglerfish]

Photo by Photo by Swann, R.

Lophiocharon lithinostomus
[Marble-mouthed frogfish]

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.

Lophiocharon trisignatus
[Three-spot frogfish]

Photo by Photo by CSIRO

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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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Histiophrynidae Starfingered frogfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Histiophrynidae Starfingered frogfishes

(See list of species below)