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Sponge anglerfish (Echinophryne reynoldsi)
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Histiophrynidae

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.

Water type
Marine
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