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Kuiterichthys furcipilis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Antennariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Lophiiformes

Genus
  
Kuiterichthys

Kuiterichthys furcipilis httpswwwfrogfishchimagelogofrogfishspecie

Similar
  
Echinophryne crassispina, Histiophryne bougainvilli, Lophiocharon lithinostomus, Antennarius bermudensis, Cryptic anglerfish

Kuiterichthys furcipilis, the Rough anglerfish, is a species of frogfish endemic to the coastal waters of southwest Pacific Endemic to Australia (Kiama, New South Wales to Tasmania).

Description

This species inhabits reefs and the ocean floor at depths from 10 to 240 metres (33 to 787 ft). It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.

References

Kuiterichthys furcipilis Wikipedia