Tetrabrachium ocellatum
| Four-armed frogfish | |
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| Tetrabrachium ocellatum | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Tetrabrachiidae |
| Genus: | Tetrabrachium Günther, 1880 |
| Species: | T. ocellatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetrabrachium ocellatum Günther, 1880 | |
The four-armed frogfish, Tetrabrachium ocellatum, is a species of anglerfish, closely related to the true frogfishes. It is the only member of its genus.
Like the true frogfishes, it is a small fish, no more than 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in length, with a flattened body and loose skin. It has prehensile pectoral fins, helping it to move along the seabed, and giving it its "four-armed" appearance. It lives in shallow waters, around 50 metres (160 ft) depth, off the coasts of New Guinea, Indonesia, and Australia.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Tetrabrachium ocellatum" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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