Porophryne
Porophryne erythrodactylus, also known as the red-fingered anglerfish or the Bare Island anglerfish [2] is a species of frogfish endemic to Australia. This species occurs Kurnell and Bare Island in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. This species is the only known member of the genus Porophryne. This genus is a sister genus of Kuiterichthys.[1]
| Porophryne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Porophryne R. J. Arnold, R. G. Harcourt & Pietsch, 2014 [1]' |
| Species: | P. erythrodactylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Porophryne erythrodactylus | |
The fish achieves camouflage by looking like the algae-covered sponges found in its rocky, subtidal habitat.[3]
References
- Arnold, R.J.; Harcourt, R. & Pietsch, T.W. (2014). "A New Genus and Species of the Frogfish Family Antennariidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from New South Wales, Australia, with a Diagnosis and Key to the Genera of the Histiophryninae". Copeia. 2014 (3): 534–539. doi:10.1643/ci-13-155. S2CID 83936725.
- "Anglerfish | Underwater Research Group of New South Wales". www.urgdiveclub.org.au. Archived from the original on 2015-03-12.
- Wheeler, Quentin (17 May 2015). "New to nature No 141: Porophryne erythrodactylus". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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