Dibrachichthys melanurus

(Dibrachichthys melanurus)

Description

Dibrachichthys melanurus is a species of four-armed frogfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean near to Indonesia and Australia where they are found over soft bottoms at depths of 6 to 146 metres (20 to 479 ft). The males of this species grow to a length of 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in) SL while the females grow to a length of 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Lophiiformes
Family:Tetrabrachiidae
Genus:Dibrachichthys
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