Lophiocharon
Lophiocharon | |
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Lophiocharon hutchinsi | |
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Lophiocharon lithinostomus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Antennariidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Lophiocharon Whitley, 1933 |
Lophiocharon is a genus of frogfishes native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004 (Hutchins' anglerfish)
- Lophiocharon lithinostomus D. S. Jordan & , 1908 (Marble-mouthed frogfish)
- Lophiocharon trisignatus J. Richardson, 1844 (Three-spot frogfish)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lophiocharon in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Categories:
- Antennariidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
- Lophiiformes stubs