Kuiterichthys
Kuiterichthys furcipilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Subfamily: Histiophryninae
Genus: Kuiterichthys
Pietsch, 1984
Type species
Chironectes furcipilis
G. Cuvier, 1817

Kuiterichthys is a genus of frogfishes endemic to the coastal waters of Australia.[1][2][3] They are small fish that can reach 97 mm (3.8 in) in standard length.[3]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

There are also specimens that do not conform to the diagnosis of either of the two recognized species. These might represent a third, undescribed species.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan, eds. (11 January 2023). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Kuiterichthys in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Arnold, Rachel J. (2013). "A new species of frogfish of the genus Kuiterichthys (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae: Histiophryninae) from New South Wales, Australia". Zootaxa. 3718 (5): 496–499. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3718.5.6.


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