Echinophryne
Echinophryne | |
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Echinophryne crassispina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Antennariidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Echinophryne McCulloch & Waite, 1918 |
Species | |
E.crassispina |
Echinophryne is a small genus of frogfishes.
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Prickly anglerfish)
- Echinophryne mitchellii , 1897 (Long-spined anglerfish)
- Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter, 1984 (Sponge anglerfish)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Echinophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Categories:
- Antennariidae
- Taxa named by Allan Riverstone McCulloch
- Taxa named by Edgar Ravenswood Waite
- Marine fish genera
- Lophiiformes stubs