Dibrachichthys melanurus
Dibrachichthys melanurus is a species of four-armed frogfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean near to Indonesia and Australia where they are found over soft bottoms at depths of 6 to 146 metres (20 to 479 ft). The males of this species grow to a length of 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in) SL while the females grow to a length of 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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| Genus: | Dibrachichthys |
| Species: | D. melanurus |
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| Dibrachichthys melanurus | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Dibrachichthys melanurus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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