Histiophryne
| Histiophryne | |
|---|---|
| Psychedelic frogfish (Histiophryne psychedelica) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Subfamily: | Histiophryninae Arnold & Pietsch, 2012 |
| Genus: | Histiophryne T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| * Chironectes bougainvilli Valenciennes, 1837
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| Synonyms | |
Histiophryne is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, the only member of the subfamily Histiophryninae in the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. These fishes are found in waters ranging from Taiwan to South Australia. There are currently five known species. These fishes are easily distinguished from other anglerfishes as having a reduced (or missing) luring appendage, a highly evolved form of the first dorsal fin spine.