Tetrabrachium ocellatum

Four-armed frogfish
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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Tetrabrachium ocellatum" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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