New Guinean frogfish

Abantennarius dorehensis

Intertidal flats wear grey yellow to near black

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Abantennarius dorehensis, the New Guinean frogfish, bandtail frogfish, Dorei frogfish or white-spotted frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The New Guinean frogfish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Abantennarius
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East African coast, the Aldabra Islands, Cocos-Keeling, the Ryukyu Islands, throughout the Philippines and Moluccas to New Guinea and eastward to Tahiti.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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