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Phyllophryne scortea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Antennariidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Lophiiformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Phyllophryne Pietsch, 1984

Similar
  
Histiophryne bougainvilli, Echinophryne crassispina, Kuiterichthys furcipilis, Lophiocharon lithinostomus, Cryptic anglerfish

Phyllophryne scortea, the Smooth anglerfish, is a species of frogfish endemic to the waters around Australia. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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Phyllophryne scortea Wikipedia