Western Frogfish, Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Batrachomoeus occidentalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 21 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3972
Western Frogfish, Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976
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Distribution |
NW of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to the Arafura Sea north of Goulburn Island, Northern Territory. |
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Species Citation |
Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976, Rec. W.A. Mus. 4(1): 23. Type locality: Exmouth Gulf, WA, 14-20 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Western Frogfish, Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976
References
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Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.
Greenfield, D.W., Winterbottom, R. & Collette, B.B. 2008. Review of the toadfish genera (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 59(15): 665-710
Hutchins, J.B. 1976. A revision of the Australian frogfishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4(1): 3-43 figs 1-17
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.
