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Queensland frogfish

Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011

Status not recordedbony fish

The queensland frogfish (Histiophryne maggiewalker) is a species in the family Histiophrynidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the queensland 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 queensland frogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the queensland 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 queensland frogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyHistiophrynidae
  6. genusHistiophryne
  7. SpeciesHistiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Antennario del QueenslandItalian
  • Peixe-sapo-de-QueenslandPortuguese
  • Pesce rana del QueenslandItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the queensland frogfish

Other species in the same genus Histiophryne.

Smooth angler

Histiophryne bougainvilli

HistiophrynidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the queensland frogfish?

The queensland frogfish (Histiophryne maggiewalker) 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). Queensland frogfish (Histiophryne maggiewalker). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/queensland-frogfish

MLA

“Queensland frogfish (Histiophryne maggiewalker).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/queensland-frogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{queensland_frogfish_2026,
  title = {Queensland frogfish (Histiophryne maggiewalker)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/queensland-frogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}