Threespine Frogfish, Batrachomoeus trispinosus (Günther 1861)
Other Names: Broadbent's Frogfish, Threespine Toadfish, Three-spined Frogfish
A Threespine Frogfish. Batrachomoeus trispinosus, at Ko Doc mai, Thailand, November 2009. Source: @perigor2000 / http://www.whatsthatfish.com/. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Batrachomoeus trispinosus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Nov 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2836
Threespine Frogfish, Batrachomoeus trispinosus (Günther 1861)
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Distribution |
Northern Australia, from Barrow Island, Westrn Australia, to Maroochydore, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, west Pacific (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and New Guinea. Occurs in a range of habitats from intertidal areas near mangroves, estuaries, and reefs to depths of 68 m |
Species Citation |
Batrachus trispinosus Günther 1861, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus. 3: 169. Type locality: Singapore and Penang, Malaysia. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Threespine Frogfish, Batrachomoeus trispinosus (Günther 1861)
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