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Tetrabrachiidae

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Tetrabrachiidae
Tetrabrachium ocellatum
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Tetrabrachiidae
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Dibrachichthys
Tetrabrachium

Tetrabrachiidae, the four-armed frogfishes, is a family of anglerfishes found in relatively shallow waters of the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and New Guinea to Australia. They prefer living in regions with the ocean floor composed of soft sediments.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Tetrabrachiidae". FishBase. April 2012 version.