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Glauert's frogfish

Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944)

Status not recordedbony fish

The glauert's frogfish (Allenichthys glauerti) is a species in the family Histiophrynidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the glauert's frogfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the glauert's frogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the glauert's frogfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the glauert's frogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyHistiophrynidae
  6. genusAllenichthys
  7. SpeciesAllenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944)

Synonyms Echinophryne glauerti

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Glauert's angler fishEnglish
  • Glauerts anglerfishEnglish
  • rozedranec GlauertůvCzech
  • Antennario di GlauertItalian
  • Peixe-sapo-de-GlauertPortuguese
  • Клоун-алленихтRussian
  • Pesce rana di GlauertItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glauert's frogfish

Other species in the same family Histiophrynidae.

Rough angler

Kuiterichthys furcipilis

HistiophrynidaeNo free photo yet

Smooth angler

Histiophryne bougainvilli

HistiophrynidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGlauert's frogfish vs Psychedelic frogfishGlauert's frogfish vs Rough anglerGlauert's frogfish vs Smooth frogfishGlauert's frogfish vs Smooth angler

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the glauert's frogfish?

The glauert's frogfish (Allenichthys glauerti) belongs to the family Histiophrynidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Glauert's frogfish (Allenichthys glauerti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glauerts-frogfish

MLA

“Glauert's frogfish (Allenichthys glauerti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glauerts-frogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{glauerts_frogfish_2026,
  title = {Glauert's frogfish (Allenichthys glauerti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glauerts-frogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}