Image: Painted Anglerfish, Antennarius pictus

Painted Anglerfish, Antennarius pictus

A 27 mm long juvenile Painted Anglerfish at a depth of 12 m, Bare Island, Sydney, New South Wales, July 2006. Thank you to Dr Ted Pietsch for confirming the identification of the fish.

Photographer:
Jason Coombs
Rights:
© Jason Coombs
Common name:
Painted Anglerfish
Scientific name:
Antennarius pictus
Family:
Antennariidae
Order:
Lophiiformes

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Tags Fishes, Ichthyology, Painted Anglerfish, Antennarius pictus, Antenariidae,