- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- BATRACHOIDIFORMES
- BATRACHOIDIDAE
- Batrachomoeus
- rubricephalus
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
More Info
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 |
Pinkhead Frogfish, Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins 1976
References
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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)