New South Wales frogfish

Kuiterichthys pietschi

Anglerfish from Eighty Nine Meters

Marine fish

Kuiterichthys pietschi is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It was described in 2013 by Rachel J. Arnold from 20 specimens collected at depths of 60 to 89 m (197 to 292 ft) off New South Wales, Australia. It differs from its congener K. furcipilis in number of fin rays, number of vertebrae, and escal morphology.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Histiophrynidae
Genus: Kuiterichthys
Water: Marine

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