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Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family
Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalidae is a family of anglerfish specifically adapted for a benthic lifestyle of crawling about on the seafloor. Ogcocephalid anglerfish are sometimes referred to as batfishes,anglerfish The anglerfish are fish of the teleost order Lophiiformes (). They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified luminescent fin ray (the esca or illicium) acts as a lure for other fish. The luminescence ...
es. They are distributed in the western
Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
and the
Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
.


Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''
Coelophrys arca Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' ...
'' H. M. Smith &
Radcliffe Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to: Places * Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan United Kingdom * Radcliffe, Greater Manchester ** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town ** Radcliffe tram stop * ...
, 1912
* ''
Coelophrys bradburyae Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''C ...
'' Endo & G. Shinohara, 1999 * ''
Coelophrys brevicaudata Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic div ...
'' A. B. Brauer, 1902 * ''
Coelophrys brevipes Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''C ...
'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 * ''
Coelophrys micropa Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''C ...
'' Alcock, 1891 * ''
Coelophrys mollis Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' ...
'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 * ''
Coelophrys oblonga Coelophrys is a genus of fishes in the family Ogcocephalidae, one of the families of anglerfishes. They are distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' ...
'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912


References

Ogcocephalidae Taxa named by August Brauer Marine fish genera {{Lophiiformes-stub