Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918
Prickly anglerfish
photo by CSIRO

Family:  Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes)
Max. size:  7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to southern Australia, from Kangaroo Islands, South Australia to Tasmania.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A temperate species found inshore on reefs (Ref. 7300). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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