Sponge anglerfish

Echinophryne reynoldsi

Endemic Anglerfish of Indo Pacific

Temperate
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Small
Temperate fish

Echinophryne reynoldsi (known as the sponge anglerfish, Reynold's anglerfish, and Reynold's frogfish) is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It was first described in 1984 by Theodore Wells Pietsch III and Rudie Hermann Kuiter. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs inshore and is typically associated with sponges.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Histiophrynidae
Genus: Echinophryne
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Endemic to Australia.

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