Phyllophryne

Phyllophryne
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Antennariidae
Genus:	Phyllophryne; Pietsch, 1984
Species:	P. scortea
Binomial name
	Phyllophryne scortea; McCulloch & Waite, 1918

Phyllophryne scortea, the smooth anglerfish, is a species of frogfish endemic to the waters around Australia. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phyllophryne scortea". FishBase. April 2012 version.

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