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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Lophichthyidae
Genus: Lophichthys
Maximum length: 5.1 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and the Arafura Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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