| Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes) |
| 4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 2 - 9 m |
| Western Pacific: Australia and Aru Islands in the Arafura Sea. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished from its congeners in having a reduced esca (scarcely if at all differentiated from the illicium) and a relatively short illicium, covered from base to tip with small dermal spinules (Ref. 59208). |
| Specimens collected using rotenone or box dredge on sandy mud, sponge, and seagrass (Ref. 59208). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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