Lophichthyidae

Boschma's frogfish

Lophichthys boschmai

Five Point One Centimeters Anglerfish from Central Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Small
• Tropical fish

Lophichthys boschmai, also known as Arafura frogfish or Boschma's frogfish, is a species of anglerfishes closely related to frogfish. L. boschmai is the only species in the Lophichthyidae family. L. boschmai were first reported by Marinus Boseman in 1964 to the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, now known as National Museum of Natural History in Leiden.