Porophryne erythrodactylus
Yellow Bare Island Anglerfish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Lophiiformes
Family
Antennariidae
Genus
Porophryne
Species
Porophryne erythrodactylus
Distinguishing features
They are pale to dark gray, orange and red, orange red and pink, white and pink, white and red, or yellow and red, with some or all fins fringed with red.
Size
- Up to 8 cm (Standard Length)
Depth range
- From 6 m to 24 m
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- This species was only described in 2014.
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is known only from near-shore Botany Bay in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
It is generally found in subtidal rocky-reef habitat dominated by small filamentous and foliose algae.
Web resources
References
- Arnold, R.J., R. Harcourt and T.W. Pietsch (2014). A New Genus and Species of the Frogfish Family Antennariidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from New South Wales, Australia, with a Diagnosis and Key to the Genera of the Histiophryninae, Copeia,, 2014(3): 534-539. A New Genus and Species of the Frogfish Family Antennariidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from New South Wales, Australia, with a Diagnosis and Key to the Genera of the Histiophryninae↱