Histiophryne maggiewalker
Histiophryne maggiewalker,[1] known as the Queensland frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is known only from Australia, where it occurs in shallow inshore waters at a depth range of 7 to 12 m (23 to 39 ft). Males of the species reach 5.5 cm (2.2 inches) SL, whereas females are slightly larger at up to 6 cm (2.3 inches) SL. The species was described in 2011 from six specimens collected in shallow waters off Queensland,[2] and it is named for Maggie Walker, for her service and dedication to science and education at the University of Washington and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.[3]
| Histiophryne maggiewalker | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Histiophryne |
| Species: | H. maggiewalker |
| Binomial name | |
| Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011 | |
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- Arnold R J, Pietsch T W, plazi (2011). A new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Queensland, Australia. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.277961 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-01-13.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Histiophryne maggiewalker". FishBase.
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