Tetrabrachiidae
Tetrabrachium ocellatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Suborder: Antennarioidei
Family: Tetrabrachiidae
Genera

Dibrachichthys
Tetrabrachium

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

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