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Coelophrys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Ogcocephalidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Lophiiformes

Rank
  
Genus

Coelophrys

Similar
  
Dibranchus, Zalieutes, Malthopsis, Halieutaea

Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

  • Coelophrys arca H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
  • Coelophrys bradburyae Endo & G. Shinohara, 1999
  • Coelophrys brevicaudata A. B. Brauer, 1902
  • Coelophrys brevipes H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
  • Coelophrys micropa Alcock, 1891
  • Coelophrys mollis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
  • Coelophrys oblonga H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

    • References

    Coelophrys Wikipedia
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