Banded frogfish

Halophryne diemensis

Buried in mud waiting for prey to approach

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
Maximum length: 28 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago. Known from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693 ).

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