Kuiterichthys

Kuiterichthys is a genus of frogfishes endemic to the coastal waters of Australia.[1]

Kuiterichthys
Kuiterichthys furcipilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Subfamily: Histiophryninae
Genus: Kuiterichthys
Pietsch, 1984
Type species
Chironectes furcipilis
G. Cuvier, 1817

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Kuiterichthys in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. Arnold, R.J. (2013): A new species of frogfish of the genus Kuiterichthys (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae: Histiophryninae) from New South Wales, Australia. Zootaxa, 3718 (5): 496–499.


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