D'Entrecasteaux Anglerfish

Kuiterichthys furcipilis

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth66–188 m
Water temperature14–23 °C
Best monthsFebruary, May, and December
How commonRare

About this species

Kuiterichthys furcipilis, the rough anglerfish, is a species of frogfish endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia and Tasmania. This species inhabits reefs and the ocean floor at depths from 10 to 240 metres. It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Kuiterichthys furcipilis”, 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: 1 records
February: 10 records
March: 0 records
April: 8 records
May: 16 records
June: 4 records
July: 4 records
August: 3 records
September: 4 records
October: 8 records
November: 5 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 66–188 m · Deepest record: 209 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 12 records
100–110 m: 6 records
110+ m: 22 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–23 °C

12–14 °C: 10 records
14–16 °C: 15 records
16–18 °C: 11 records
18–20 °C: 23 records
20–22 °C: 23 records
22–24 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

English: D'Entrecasteaux Anglerfish, Rough Angler, Rough Anglerfish, rough frogfish

Other scientific names: Chironectes furcipilis, Trichophryne furcipilis

Similar species

New South Wales frogfish
Kuiterichthys pietschi
Prickly Angler Fish
Echinophryne crassispina
marble-mouthed frogfish
Lophiocharon lithinostomus
Glauerts Anglerfish
Allenichthys glauerti
Mitchell's frogfish
Echinophryne mitchellii
Reynold's Anglerfish
Echinophryne reynoldsi

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).
113 open-data records from 1960 to 2015.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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