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Banded frogfish (Halophryne diemensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Banded frogfish (Halophryne diemensis)
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Batrachoididae

Banded frogfish

Halophryne diemensis

Buried in mud waiting for prey to approach

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Banded frogfish is a fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 28 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Toadfishes
Family
Batrachoididae
Genus
Halophryne
Body shape
elongated
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