Pinkhead Frogfish, Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins 1976


Other Names: Pink-headed Frogfish

Pinkhead Frogfish, Batrachomoeus rubricephalus. Source: Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum. License: All rights reserved


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Bray, D.J. 2020, Batrachomoeus rubricephalus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3973

Pinkhead Frogfish, Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins 1976

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Distribution

Endemic to Western Australia, from Eucla in the Great Australian Bight, to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.

Features

Dorsal fin rays Ill, 21-24; anal fin rays 17-20 (rarely 17); colour pattern generally marbled, the transverse body bars either joined medially (Fig. 16) or the last 3 separate (Fig. 13); vertebrae 9 + 19 - 21Prominent depression on head behind orbital region; maxilla extends to below pupil or slightly farther; pink bars and blotches may be present on head; pectoral and caudal fins dark with large scattered white blotches (Fig-. 12); oblique bars on anal fin absent; preoperculo-mandibular pores minute to small (Fig. 2); pore in pectoral axilla large to very large (Western Australia)

Species Citation

Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins 1976. Rec. W.A. Mus. 4(1): 30. Type locality: west of Garden Island, Western Australia.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2020

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Pinkhead Frogfish, Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins 1976

References


Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. 

Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Batrachoididae, Lophiidae. pp. 279-282 figs 250-251 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. 

Gomon. M.F. 2008. Family Batrachoididae. pp. 360 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 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

Hoschke, A., Whisson, G. & Moore, G.I. 2019. Complete list of fishes from Rottnest Island. pp. 150-161 in Whisson, G. & Hoschke, A. (eds) The Rottnest Island fish book. 2nd ed. Perth : Aqua Research and Monitoring Services.

Hutchins, J.B. 1976. A revision of the Australian frogfishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4(1): 3-43 figs 1-17 See ref online

Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.). The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. 

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. 

McCulloch, A.R. 1914. Notes on some Western Australian fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum 1(3): 211-227 fig. 1 pls 19-31 (misidentified as Pseudobatrachus dubius)

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37205009

Depth:1-50 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:31 cm TL

Native:Endemic

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