Biology:Cryptic anglerfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Cryptic anglerfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Histiophryne |
| Species: | H. cryptacanthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Histiophryne cryptacanthus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
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The cryptic anglerfish (Histiophryne cryptacanthus) is a frogfish found in waters ranging from Taiwan to South Australia. There are an estimated 75 specimens known. The luring appendage on its forehead is reduced to nearly nothing.[1]
References
- ↑ Pietsch, T.; Arnold, R. (2009). "A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia". American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. http://www.divenews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6016.
Wikidata ☰ Q2285350 entry
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