Rhycherus
| Rhycherus | |
|---|---|
| Rhycherus filamentosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhycherinae |
| Genus: | Rhycherus J. D. Ogilby, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Rhycherus wildii Ogilby, 1907
| |
Rhycherus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Histiophryninae in the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the waters off Australia. This genus is classified in the monogeneric family Rhycheridae, the Balrog frogfishes, by some authorities.