Prickly anglerfish

The Prickly anglerfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 20 m environment.

The Prickly Anglerfish has a short, deep body that is covered with tiny bifircate spines. The eyes are surrounded by a ring of close-set dermal spinules. More

The prickly anglerfish, Himantolophus appelii, is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans (apart from eastern Pacific), in deep water. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It is a mesopelagic species. More

The prickly anglerfish, Himantolophus appelii, is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found circumglobally in the southern oceans , in deep water.... More

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Common names

Prickly anglerfish in English
prickly frogfish in English
Thick-spined anglerfish in English
Tornet tudsefisk in Danish (dansk)
刺躄魚 in Mandarin Chinese
刺躄魚 in Unknown
刺躄鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
刺躄鱼 in Unknown

Order : Lophiiformes
Family : Antennariidae
Genus : Echinophryne
Species : Echinophryne crassispina
Authority : McCulloch and Waite, 1918