Reynold's Anglerfish
Echinophryne reynoldsi
- Usual depth5–9 m
- Water temperature16–19 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
About this species
Echinophryne reynoldsi is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It was first described in 1984 by Theodore Wells Pietsch III and Rudie Hermann Kuiter.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Echinophryne reynoldsi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–9 m · Deepest record: 9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–19 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Reynold's Anglerfish, Reynold's frogfish, Sponge Anglerfish
Similar species
Prickly Angler FishEchinophryne crassispina
- Mitchell's frogfish
Echinophryne mitchellii
marble-mouthed frogfishLophiocharon lithinostomus
- Glauerts Anglerfish
Allenichthys glauerti
- cryptic frogfish
Histiophryne cryptacanthus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 26 open-data records from 1970 to 1996.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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