Rhycherus

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Rhycherus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Rhycherus
J. D. Ogilby, 1907

Rhycherus is a genus of frogfishes found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

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

  • Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872) (Tasselled anglerfish)
  • Rhycherus gloveri Pietsch, 1984 (Glover's anglerfish)

References

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


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