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Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Rhycheridae Balrog frogfishes

Genus: Rhycherus

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872)

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Rhycherus filamentosus
[Tasselled anglerfish]
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Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Rhycherus gloveri
[Glover's anglerfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhycherus filamentosus Tasselled anglerfish Southwest Pacific 23 TL 1872
Rhycherus gloveri Glover's anglerfish Indo-Pacific 16 TL 1984



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