Biology:Tetrabrachiidae

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Short description: Family of fishes

Tetrabrachiidae
Tetrabrachium ocellatum.jpg
Tetrabrachium ocellatum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Suborder: Antennarioidei
Family: Tetrabrachiidae
Genera

Dibrachichthys
Tetrabrachium

Tetrabrachiidae, or the four-armed frogfishes, is a family of anglerfishes found in relatively shallow waters of the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean reaching from Indonesia and New Guinea to Australia . They prefer living in regions of the ocean floor composed of soft sediments.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q145744 entry