Histiophryne pogonia Female
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Chalias, V.
Indonesia country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Three specimens were taken from shallow waters south of Lombok, Indonesia, near the town of Kuta and one individual was photographed in June, 2010, from Pantai Merah (Pink Beach) Komodo Island, Indonesia, at a depth of 5 m which was found on a night dive beneath a table coral and was estimated to be between 5 - 8 cm long, but was not collected. (Ref. 89955).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Arnold, R.J., 2012
National Database:
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes)
Etymology: Histiophryne:Greek, istion, istos = sail + Greek, phryne = toad (Ref. 45335); pogonia:The specific epithet pogonius alludes to the bearded appearance formed from the cutaneous cirri.
on the ventrolateral margins of the head (Ref. 89955).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 89955). Tropical
Distribution
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