Smooth anglerfish

Histiophryne bougainvilli

Separate sexes external fertilization

Tropical
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

Histiophryne bougainvilli, commonly known as the Smooth Anglerfish, is a frogfish found in the waters of Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. There are an estimated 40 specimens known. The sexes of the Smooth Anglerfish are separate, and fertilisation is external.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Histiophrynidae
Genus: Histiophryne
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Pacific: restricted to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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