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Order: Lophiiformes


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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Abantennarius analis Schultz, 1957

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Abantennarius analis
[Tailjet frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-East-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Abantennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Abantennarius coccineus
[Scarlet frogfish]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Abantennarius dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859)

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Abantennarius dorehensis
[New Guinean frogfish]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Abantennarius nummifer
[Spotfin frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Abantennarius rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Abantennarius rosaceus
[Spiny-tufted frogfish]

Photo by Barker, D.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944)

Photo by Photo by Barker, D.
 
Allenichthys glauerti
[Glauert's anglerfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennarius commerson
[Commerson's frogfish]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Antennarius hispidus
[Shaggy angler]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Antennarius indicus Schultz, 1964

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Antennarius indicus
[Indian frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennarius maculatus
[Warty frogfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Antennarius pictus
[Painted frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennarius striatus
[Striated frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennatus tuberosus
[Tuberculated frogfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southern Indian to Pacifi
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Brachionichthys australis Last, Gledhill & Holmes, 2007

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Brachionichthys australis
[Australian spotted handfish]

Photo by MNHN

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Brachionichthys hirsutus (Lacepède, 1804)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Brachionichthys hirsutus
[Spotted Handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
 
Brachiopsilus dianthus
[Pink Handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Brachiopsilus dossenus
[Humpback Handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Brachiopsilus ziebelli
[Ziebell’s Handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.1 cm SL
 
Bufoceratias microcephalus
[]

Photo by DESCNA

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Caulophryne jordani Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by Photo by DESCNA
 
Caulophryne jordani
[Fanfin angler]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Caulophryne polynema Regan, 1930

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Caulophryne polynema
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 24.7 cm SL
Centrophryne spinulosa Regan & Trewavas, 1932

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Centrophryne spinulosa
[Horned lantern fish]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Ceratias holboelli
[Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish]

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.

Southern Ocean. Also kno
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman, 1930)

Photo by Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.
 
Ceratias tentaculatus
[Southern seadevil]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Chaenophryne draco
[Smooth dreamer]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Tropical to temperate par
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
Chaenophryne longiceps Regan, 1925

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Chaenophryne longiceps
[Can-opener smoothdream]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Chaunacops coloratus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chaunacops melanostomus
[Tadpole coffinfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
 
Chaunax apus
[]

Photo by Ho et al.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17.7 cm SL
Chaunax brachysomus Ho, Kawai & Satria, 2015

Photo by Photo by Ho et al.
 
Chaunax brachysomus
[Short-body frogmouth]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Chaunax endeavouri
[Furry coffinfish]

Photo by Ho et al.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Chaunax gomoni Ho, Kawai & Satria, 2015

Photo by Photo by Ho et al.
 
Chaunax gomoni
[Gomon’s frogmouth]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
 
Chaunax multilepis
[Indian spotted coffinfish]

Photo by Ho & Last, 2013

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Chaunax nebulosus Ho & Last, 2013

Photo by Photo by Ho & Last, 2013
 
Chaunax nebulosus
[Eyespot coffinfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Chaunax penicillatus
[Pencil coffinfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846

Photo by Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Chaunax pictus
[Pink frogmouth]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Coelophrys brevicaudata Brauer, 1902

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Coelophrys brevicaudata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Coelophrys micropus (Alcock, 1891)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Coelophrys micropus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Cryptopsaras couesii
[Triplewart seadevil]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Dibrachichthys melanurus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Dibranchus nasutus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Diceratias bispinosus (Günther, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diceratias bispinosus
[Two-rod anglerfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
Diceratias pileatus Uwate, 1979

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Diceratias pileatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Echinophryne crassispina
[Prickly anglerfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Echinophryne mitchellii
[Spinycoat anglerfish]

Photo by Hall, D.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter, 1984

Photo by Photo by Hall, D.J.
 
Echinophryne reynoldsi
[Sponge anglerfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Gigantactis gargantua
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
 
Gigantactis perlatus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Halicmetus ruber Alcock, 1891

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Halicmetus ruber
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, 1910

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Halieutaea brevicauda
[Spiny sea bat]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Halieutaea coccinea
[Scarlet seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Widespread in the Indo-we
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halieutaea fumosa
[Smoky seabat]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Halieutaea hancocki
[Hairy seabat]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Halieutaea indica
[Indian handfish]
No picture found
 
Halieutaea nigra
[]

Photo by Yuniar, A.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)

Photo by Photo by Yuniar, A.T.
 
Halieutaea stellata
[Minipizza batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm
 
Halieutopsis nudiventer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Halieutopsis simula
[]

Photo by Pohl, R.E.

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Haplophryne mollis (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Pohl, R.E.
 
Haplophryne mollis
[Soft leafvent angler]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal in the south
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Himantolophus appelii (Clarke, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Himantolophus appelii
[Prickly footballfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Tropical and temperate pa
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Himantolophus groenlandicus
[Atlantic footballfish]

Photo by Harasti, D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Harasti, D.
 
Histiophryne bougainvilli
[Smooth anglerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 9.6 cm TL
Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Histiophryne cryptacanthus
[Cryptic anglerfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Histrio histrio
[Sargassumfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier, 1817)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Kuiterichthys furcipilis
[Rough anglerfish]

Photo by Pohl, R.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Linophryne argyresca Regan & Trewavas, 1932

Photo by Photo by Pohl, R.E.
 
Linophryne argyresca
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northwestern Atlantic and
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Linophryne bicornis Parr, 1927

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Linophryne bicornis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Linophryne bipennata
[]

Photo by Pietsch, T.W.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004

Photo by Photo by Pietsch, T.W.
 
Lophiocharon hutchinsi
[Hutchins' anglerfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Lophiocharon trisignatus
[Three-spot frogfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Lophiodes gracilimanus (Alcock, 1899)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Lophiodes gracilimanus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.4 cm SL
 
Lophiodes lugubris
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1894)

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Lophiodes mutilus
[Smooth angler]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lophiodes naresi (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Lophiodes naresi
[Goosefish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40.4 cm SL
Lophiodes triradiatus (Lloyd, 1909)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Lophiodes triradiatus
[Shortspine goosefish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Lophiomus setigerus
[Blackmouth angler]

Photo by DESCNA

Tropical to temperate par
Max. Length 7.9 cm TL
Lophodolos acanthognathus Regan, 1925

Photo by Photo by DESCNA
 
Lophodolos acanthognathus
[Whalehead dreamer]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Malthopsis bulla
[Flatscale triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-Pacifc
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis gigas
[Giant triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Malthopsis lutea
[Yellow triangular batfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Malthopsis oculata
[Bigeye triangular batfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Tropical to temperate par
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Melanocetus johnsonii
[Humpback anglerfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Oneirodes amaokai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Oneirodes flagellifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Oneirodes haplonema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Oneirodes mirus
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Southeast Indian Ocean an
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Oneirodes pietschi Ho & Shao, 2004

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Oneirodes pietschi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
 
Oneirodes quadrinema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Oneirodes schistonema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Oneirodes schmidti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Oneirodes thysanema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Pentherichthys atratus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Pezichthys amplispinus
[Cockatoo Handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Pezichthys compressus
[Narrowbody Handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Pezichthys eltanini
[Eltanin handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Pezichthys macropinnis
[Longfin handfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Pezichthys nigrocilium
[Eyelash handfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Phyllophryne scortea
[Whitespotted anglerfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Rhycherus filamentosus
[Tasselled anglerfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Rhycherus gloveri
[Glover's anglerfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Sympterichthys moultoni
[Moulton’s handfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tathicarpus butleri
[Butler's frogfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Tetrabrachium ocellatum Günther, 1880

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Tetrabrachium ocellatum
[Four-armed frogfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm TL
 
Thymichthys verrucosus
[Warty handfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abantennarius analis Tailjet frogfish Indo-Pacific 7.8 SL 1957
Abantennarius coccineus Scarlet frogfish Indo-East-Pacific 13 TL 1831
Abantennarius dorehensis New Guinean frogfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1859
Abantennarius nummifer Spotfin frogfish Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1817
Abantennarius rosaceus Spiny-tufted frogfish Indo-Pacific 5.8 SL 1912
Allenichthys glauerti Glauert's anglerfish Eastern Indian Ocean 19 TL 1944
Antennarius commerson Commerson's frogfish Indo-Pacific and Eastern 45 TL 1798
Antennarius hispidus Shaggy angler Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1801
Antennarius indicus Indian frogfish Western Indian Ocean 23 TL 1964
Antennarius maculatus Warty frogfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1840
Antennarius pictus Painted frogfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1794
Antennarius striatus Striated frogfish Eastern Atlantic 25 TL 1794
Antennatus tuberosus Tuberculated frogfish Indo-Pacific 9 SL 1817
Brachionichthys australis Australian spotted handfish Southern Indian to Pacifi 6.5 SL 2007
Brachionichthys hirsutus Spotted Handfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL 1804
Brachiopsilus dianthus Pink Handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 10.0 SL 2009
Brachiopsilus dossenus Humpback Handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 6.5 SL 2009
Brachiopsilus ziebelli Ziebell’s Handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 11.7 SL 2009
Bufoceratias microcephalus Eastern Indian Ocean 15.1 SL 2016
Caulophryne jordani Fanfin angler Circumglobal. 20 TL 1896
Caulophryne polynema Eastern Atlantic 21 TL 1930
Centrophryne spinulosa Horned lantern fish Tropical and subtropical 24.7 SL 1932
Ceratias holboelli Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish Circumglobal 120 TL 1845
Ceratias tentaculatus Southern seadevil Southern Ocean. Also kno 88 TL 1930
Chaenophryne draco Smooth dreamer Tropical and subtropical 12.3 SL 1932
Chaenophryne longiceps Can-opener smoothdream Tropical to temperate par 24.5 SL 1925
Chaunacops coloratus Indo-Pacific 19 SL 1899
Chaunacops melanostomus Tadpole coffinfish Eastern Indian Ocean 10 SL 1989
Chaunax apus Eastern Indian Ocean to W 21.2 SL 1909
Chaunax brachysomus Short-body frogmouth Eastern Indian Ocean 17.7 SL 2015
Chaunax endeavouri Furry coffinfish Southwest Pacific 22 SL 1929
Chaunax gomoni Gomon’s frogmouth Indo-West Pacific 18.1 SL 2015
Chaunax multilepis Indian spotted coffinfish Indian Ocean 15.2 SL 2016
Chaunax nebulosus Eyespot coffinfish Eastern Indian Ocean 21.2 SL 2013
Chaunax penicillatus Pencil coffinfish Indo-West Pacific 28 SL 1915
Chaunax pictus Pink frogmouth Atlantic Ocean and the Me 40 TL 1846
Coelophrys brevicaudata Western Pacific 7.7 TL 1902
Coelophrys micropus Indo-West Pacific 8.4 SL 1891
Cryptopsaras couesii Triplewart seadevil Circumglobal 44 TL 1883
Dibrachichthys melanurus Eastern Indian Ocean to W 5.7 SL 2009
Dibranchus nasutus Indian Ocean 14 TL 1891
Diceratias bispinosus Two-rod anglerfish Indo-Pacific 11.2 SL 1887
Diceratias pileatus Eastern Atlantic 23.5 SL 1979
Echinophryne crassispina Prickly anglerfish Eastern Indian Ocean 7 TL 1918
Echinophryne mitchellii Spinycoat anglerfish Eastern Indian Ocean 11.1 SL 1897
Echinophryne reynoldsi Sponge anglerfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1984
Gigantactis gargantua Indo Pacific Ocean. 41 TL 1981
Gigantactis perlatus Pacific Ocean 22.3 SL 1947
Halicmetus ruber Indo-Pacific 9 SL 1891
Halieutaea brevicauda Spiny sea bat Southwest Pacific 21 TL 1910
Halieutaea coccinea Scarlet seabat Indian Ocean 16 TL 1889
Halieutaea fumosa Smoky seabat Widespread in the Indo-we 14 SL 1894
Halieutaea hancocki Hairy seabat Indian Ocean 13 TL 1908
Halieutaea indica Indian handfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1910
Halieutaea nigra Indo-West Pacific 1891
Halieutaea stellata Minipizza batfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1797
Halieutopsis nudiventer Eastern Indian Ocean 7.5 1909
Halieutopsis simula Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SL 1912
Haplophryne mollis Soft leafvent angler Tropical and subtropical 15.9 SL 1902
Himantolophus appelii Prickly footballfish Circumglobal in the south 40 TL 1878
Himantolophus groenlandicus Atlantic footballfish Tropical and temperate pa 60 SL 1837
Histiophryne bougainvilli Smooth anglerfish Western Pacific 9 TL 1837
Histiophryne cryptacanthus Cryptic anglerfish Western Pacific. 9.6 TL 1913
Histrio histrio Sargassumfish Indian Ocean 20 TL 1758
Kuiterichthys furcipilis Rough anglerfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL 1817
Linophryne argyresca Eastern Indian Ocean 6.1 SL 1932
Linophryne bicornis Northwestern Atlantic and 18.5 SL 1927
Linophryne bipennata Eastern Indian Ocean 3.8 SL 1982
Lophiocharon hutchinsi Hutchins' anglerfish Western Pacific 4.9 SL 2004
Lophiocharon trisignatus Three-spot frogfish Indo-West Pacific 14.7 SL 1844
Lophiodes gracilimanus Indo-West Pacific 16.5 TL 1899
Lophiodes lugubris Indo-West Pacific 21.4 SL 1894
Lophiodes mutilus Smooth angler Indo-Pacific 45 TL 1894
Lophiodes naresi Goosefish Western Pacific 20 TL 1880
Lophiodes triradiatus Shortspine goosefish Indo-West Pacific 40.4 SL 1909
Lophiomus setigerus Blackmouth angler Indo-Pacific 40 TL 1797
Lophodolos acanthognathus Whalehead dreamer Tropical to temperate par 7.9 TL 1925
Malthopsis bulla Flatscale triangular batfish Eastern Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 2021
Malthopsis gigas Giant triangular batfish Indo-Pacifc 13.6 SL 2010
Malthopsis lutea Yellow triangular batfish Indian Ocean 10 TL 1891
Malthopsis oculata Bigeye triangular batfish Eastern Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2021
Melanocetus johnsonii Humpback anglerfish Tropical to temperate par 18 TL 1864
Oneirodes amaokai Eastern Indian Ocean 6.2 SL 2016
Oneirodes flagellifer Indo-West Pacific. 7 SL 1932
Oneirodes haplonema Indo-West Pacific 11.6 SL 1998
Oneirodes mirus Indian Ocean. 3.2 SL 1932
Oneirodes pietschi Southeast Indian Ocean an 11.7 SL 2004
Oneirodes quadrinema Eastern Indian Ocean 16.9 SL 2016
Oneirodes schistonema Indo-West Pacific. 7.4 SL 1980
Oneirodes schmidti Indo-West Pacific. 9.2 SL 1932
Oneirodes thysanema Indo-West Pacific. Weste 2.7 SL 1980
Pentherichthys atratus Atlantic, Indian and Paci 12.2 SL 1932
Pezichthys amplispinus Cockatoo Handfish Southwest Pacific 4.6 SL 2009
Pezichthys compressus Narrowbody Handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 4.2 SL 2009
Pezichthys eltanini Eltanin handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 3.6 SL 2009
Pezichthys macropinnis Longfin handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 2.1 SL 2009
Pezichthys nigrocilium Eyelash handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 4.1 SL 2009
Phyllophryne scortea Whitespotted anglerfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1918
Rhycherus filamentosus Tasselled anglerfish Southwest Pacific 23 TL 1872
Rhycherus gloveri Glover's anglerfish Indo-Pacific 16 TL 1984
Sympterichthys moultoni Moulton’s handfish Southwest Pacific 4.5 SL 2009
Tathicarpus butleri Butler's frogfish Western Pacific 14 TL 1907
Tetrabrachium ocellatum Four-armed frogfish Western Pacific 7 SL 1880
Thymichthys verrucosus Warty handfish Eastern Indian Ocean 9.3 TL 1918



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