Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Histiophrynidae

Genus: Allenichthys

Species: Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to southern Australia, from Beagle Islands, Western Australia to Kangaroo Islands, South Australia.

Biology

A temperate (Ref. 7300) and benthic (Ref. 75154) species found inshore on reefs (Ref. 7300) but has been recorded from the continental shelf in depths greater than 145 m (Ref. 9563).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless