Three-spot frogfish

Lophiocharon trisignatus

Fourteen Point Seven Centimeters Anglerfish of Australian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Lophiocharon trisignatus, the spot-tail anglerfish, rough anglerfish or three-spot frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Histiophryninae in the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Histiophrynidae
Genus: Lophiocharon
Maximum length: 14.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Singapore and Philippines to the western and northern coasts of Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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