Butler's frogfish (Tathicarpus butleri)

Scientific name: Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907

Butler's frogfish (Tathicarpus butleri)

The Butler's frogfish (Tathicarpus butleri) is a marine fish of the family Antennariidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia (including Western Australia).

Species facts

Scientific name
Tathicarpus butleri
Family
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
32–132 m (105–433 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 32 - 132 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia (including Western Australia).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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