Fowlerichthys

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Fowlerichthys
Ocellated Frogfish (F. ocellatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariinae
Genus: Fowlerichthys
T. Barbour, 1941
Species

5, See below.

Fowlerichthys is a genus of frogfishes. The first one was described in 1801.

Species

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

  • Fowlerichthys avalonis (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1907) (Roughbar frogfish)
  • Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Ocellated frogfish)
  • Fowlerichthys radiosus (Garman, 1896) (Singlespot frogfish)
  • Fowlerichthys scriptissimus (D. S. Jordan, 1902)
  • Fowlerichthys senegalensis (Cadenat, 1959) (Senegalese frogfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Fowlerichthys in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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