FB-64868 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64868 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Bellottia Bellottia robusta Nielsen, Ross & Cohen, 2009 Psychedelic frogfish 2009-03-04 2024-03-20 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Pietsch, T.W., R.J. Arnold and D.J. Hall0 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus <i>Histiophryne</i> (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009(1):37-45. (Ref. 80493) Arnold, R.J. and T.W. Pietsch0 A new species of frogfish of the genus <i>Histiophryne</i> (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 2925:63-68 (Ref. 87287) Arnold, R.J. and T.W. Pietsch0 Evolutionary history of frogfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae): a molecular approach. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62:117-129. (Ref. 89356) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-GeneralDescr-64877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-06 00:00:00 2013-07-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64877 This species was found at a depth of 5-7 m, within 100 m of the commercial jetty in the harbor at Ambon City (its type locality that was previously well known to divers as the ‘‘Twilight Zone,’’ because of the presence of many rare animals); currents varied from virtually nonexistent to strong; visibility varied between about 10 and 30 m; sea floor in this location slopes gently near shore, but more steeply below 10 m, quickly reaching a depth of 100 m or more; aside from the coral rubble, the bottom was littered with a variety of human refuse; and both individuals were consistently found hidden among coarse coral rubble, usually encrusted with ascidians, sponges, and coralline algae (Ref. 80493). Pietsch, T.W., R.J. Arnold and D.J. Hall 2009 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus <i>Histiophryne</i> (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009(1):37-45. (Ref. 80493) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-06 00:00:00 2013-02-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64877 This species is unique in having a broad flat face, surrounded by thick, fleshy, laterally expanded cheeks and chin, with eyes directed anteriorly; body skin thick and loose, forming conspicuous fleshy folds that envelop the unpaired fins; a pigment pattern of white stripes runs from the eyes and continuing back to the body and tip of the caudal fin; genetic divergence in the nuclear recombination activation gene-2 (RAG2), cytochrome oxidase-I (COI), and 16S rRNA genes (Ref. 80493).Description: Characterized by yellowish tan to reddish color; microscopic size of illicium; thick skin bounds second and third dorsal spines to surface of head; absence of caudal peduncle, posterior margins of dorsal and anal fins connected to base of outermost caudal fin rays (Ref. 90102). Pietsch, T.W., R.J. Arnold and D.J. Hall 2009 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus <i>Histiophryne</i> (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009(1):37-45. (Ref. 80493) FB-Morphology-64877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-06 00:00:00 2013-02-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64877 Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analsoft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 20 Pietsch, T.W., R.J. Arnold and D.J. Hall 2009 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus <i>Histiophryne</i> (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009(1):37-45. (Ref. 80493) FB-Distribution-64877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-06 00:00:00 2013-02-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64877 Western Pacific: Indonesia. Pietsch, T.W., R.J. Arnold and D.J. Hall 2009 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus <i>Histiophryne</i> (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009(1):37-45. (Ref. 80493) FB-Size-64877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-06 00:00:00 2013-07-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64877 6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 80493)); 8.7 cm SL (female) Pietsch, T.W., R.J. Arnold and D.J. Hall 2009 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus <i>Histiophryne</i> (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009(1):37-45. (Ref. 80493) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-06 00:00:00 2013-07-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64877 demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 10 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)