Biology:Lophiocharon
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Lophiocharon | |
|---|---|
| Lophiocharon hutchinsi | |
| Lophiocharon lithinostomus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Subfamily: | Histiophryninae |
| Genus: | Lophiocharon Whitley, 1933 |
Lophiocharon is a genus of frogfishes native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004 (Hutchins' anglerfish)
- Lophiocharon lithinostomus D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908 (Marble-mouthed frogfish)
- Lophiocharon trisignatus J. Richardson, 1844 (Three-spot frogfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lophiocharon in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2966753 entry

