Lophichthys boschmai
Lophichthys boschmai Boeseman, 1964
Boschma's frogfish
photo by Mark Tonks, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research


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Family:  Lophichthyidae (Lophichthyid frogfishes)
Max. size:  5.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and the Arafura Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A benthic species found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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