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Glauert's anglerfish (Allenichthys glauerti)
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Histiophrynidae

Glauert's anglerfish

Allenichthys glauerti

A strange angler crouches among southern Australian reefs

  • Temperate
  • Island endemic
  • Island endemic species
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Glauert's anglerfish is known from Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in coastal waters.

Maximum length
19 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to southern Australia, from Beagle Islands, Western Australia to Kangaroo Islands, South Australia.

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