Smooth angler

Histiophryne bougainvilli is a frogfish found in the waters of Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia.

The Smooth angler lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 6 m environment.

Histiophryne bougainvilli (Bougainville's or Smooth Angler) can be easily confused with Histiophryne cryptacanthus, the only obvious difference is the length of the illicium. Histiophryne cryptacanthus has a longer illicium. More

Common names

Bougainville's frogfish in English
Bougainvilles anglerfish in English
Smooth angler in English
Smooth anglerfish in English
鮑氏薄躄魚 in Mandarin Chinese
鲍氏薄躄鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Lophiiformes
Family : Antennariidae
Genus : Histiophryne
Species : Histiophryne bougainvilli
Authority : Valenciennes, 1837