Frogfishes are any member of the anglerfish family Antennariidae, of the order Lophiiformes. Antennariids are known as anglerfish in Australia, where the term "frogfish" refers to members of the unrelated family Batrachoididae. Frogfishes are found in almost all tropical and subtropical oceans and seas around the world, the primary exception being the Mediterranean Sea.
The spotfin frogfish, Antennatus nummifer, is a fish of the family Antennariidae, found in all subtropical oceans to depths of 300 m. It grows to 13 cm (5.1 in) in total length. This species can be found in the aquarium trade.
Commerson's frogfish or the giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, is a marine fish belonging to the family Antennariidae.
The psychedelic frogfish is a yellow-brown or peach colored frogfish named for its pink and white stripes arranged in a fingerprint pattern. The fish is from waters near Ambon Island and Bali, Indonesia.
Histiophryne bougainvilli, commonly known as the Smooth Anglerfish, is a frogfish found in the waters of Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. There are an estimated 40 specimens known.
The cryptic anglerfish is a frogfish found in waters ranging from Taiwan to South Australia. There are an estimated 75 specimens known. The luring appendage on its forehead is reduced to nearly nothing.
Histiophryne is a genus of frogfishes found in waters ranging from Taiwan to South Australia. There are currently five known species. These fishes are easily distinguished from other anglerfishes as having a reduced luring appendage, a highly evolved form of the first dorsal fin spine.
The Butler's frogfish or blackspot anglerfish, Tathicarpus butleri, is a rare species of frogfish in the family Antennariidae. The only member of its genus, this species is the most derived member of its family and represents a separate lineage from all other frogfishes, leading to some consideration of it being placed in its own family. It is found off the southern coast of New Guinea, and along the coasts of Western Australia to 33° S latitude, the Northern Territory, and Queensland to 22° S latitude. A benthic species, it inhabits inshore tropical waters and coral reefs to a maximum depth of 145 m (476 ft), though most are found shallower than 45 m (148 ft). Its specific epithet is after its discoverer Dr. Graham Butler.
Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist especially known for his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 72 species and 14 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional morphology of teleosts, particularly deep-sea taxa. For this body of work, Pietsch was awarded the Robert H. Gibbs Jr. Memorial Award in Systematic Ichthyology by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in 2005. Pietsch has spent most of his career at the University of Washington in Seattle as a professor mentoring graduate students, teaching ichthyology to undergraduates, and curating the ichthyology collections of the UW Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Echinophryne is a small genus of frogfishes.
Kuiterichthys is a genus of frogfishes endemic to the coastal waters of Australia. They are small fish that can reach 97 mm (3.8 in) in standard length.
Porophryne erythrodactylus, also known as the red-fingered anglerfish or the Bare Island anglerfish is a species of frogfish endemic to Australia. This species occurs Kurnell and Bare Island in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. This species is the only known member of the genus Porophryne. This genus is a sister genus of Kuiterichthys.
Antennatus coccineus, the scarlet or freckled frogfish, is a species of frogfish originally classified as Chironectes coccineus and Antennarius coccineus. It lives within tropical waters and has a central distribution being around Indo-East-Pacific areas- excluding Hawaii. The habitat of the scarlet frogfish is in the shallow zones of the ocean. It is found within reef areas, in rocky mounds or sponges where there are places for it to hide amongst from predators. The scarlet frogfish comes in a variety of colours, from tan and brown colours to bright reds and yellows and will grow to a maximum length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in). It can be identified taxonomically through its pectoral rays, the presence of dark patches that appear on its fins and body, along with its lack of distinctive tail base. The scarlet frogfish is not harmful to humans and is not caught by fisheries for consumption purposes, however it has been caught previously for studies relating to the abundance of reef-dwelling fish and as bycatch of shrimp trawling. Similar to other frogfish species, the scarlet frogfish is a predatory carnivore and exhibits a low degree of sociality, only interacting with other scarlet frogfish during their mating period.
Rhycherus filamentosus, commonly known as the tasselled anglerfish, is a species of frogfish endemic to southern Australia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and southeastern Indian Ocean. It is a well-camouflaged predator and lies in wait on the seabed for unwary prey to approach too close.
Fowlerichthys avalonis, known as the roughbar frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is native to the East Pacific, where it ranges from California's Santa Catalina Island to Peru. This species reaches 33 cm in total length, and it is found in rocky areas from the intertidal zone down to a depth of 300 m (984 ft). Young individuals of this species primarily feed on crustaceans, although they start to consume more and more fish as they grow, with adults primarily feeding on other fish, including fishes their own size, which the frogfish catch by striking quickly with their rapidly expanding mouths, a behavior typical of frogfish and some other anglerfish. The species is demersal and oviparous. This species contains remnants of the previously recognized group of A. ocellatus, which became recovered as their sister group for the Antennarius paraphyletic genus. In other words, this species of frogfish became somewhat of an addition to the widely known group of A. ocellatus, that is directly referring to the oscar fish which can be considered one of the species who has shared part of its evolutionary history with frogfish species, that includes the roughbar frogfish.
Echinophryne crassispina, known as the prickly anglerfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It was first described in 1918 by Alan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite from a specimen collected in Spencer Gulf.
Echinophryne mitchellii, also known as the spinycoat anglerfish, the long-spined anglerfish, or Mitchell's frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it ranges from Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, to Tasmania. It is a benthic species found in inshore temperate reef environments at a depth of 30 to 70 m. The species reaches 11.1 cm SL and is reported to be oviparous.
Histiophryne maggiewalker, known as the Queensland frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is known only from Australia, where it occurs in shallow inshore waters at a depth range of 7 to 12 m. Males of the species reach 5.5 cm SL, whereas females are slightly larger at up to 6 cm SL. The species was described in 2011 by Rachel Arnold and Theodore Pietsch from six specimens collected in shallow waters off Queensland, and it is named for Maggie Walker, for her service and dedication to science and education at the University of Washington and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Lophiocharon hutchinsi, known as Hutchins' anglerfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is native to the Western Pacific, where it has been reported from Australia and the Aru Islands. It occurs at a depth range of 2 to 9 m and reaches 4.9 cm SL. The species is benthopelagic and has been collected from areas with sandy mud, seagrass, and sponges, and it was first described in 2004 and named after Barry Hutchins of the Western Australian Museum. It differs from other members of the genus Lophiocharon in fin morphology, with the illicium of this species being smaller and bearing a less distinct esca.
Rhycherus gloveri, known as Glover's anglerfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in rocky reef environments on the country's southern and western coasts. It reaches 16 cm (6.3 in) in total length, and it differs from its close relative R. filamentosus in illicium length and escal morphology. It was named for Dr. C.J.M. Glover (1935-1992), a former ichthyologist of the South Australian Museum.
