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Tasselled angler

Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tasselled angler (Rhycherus filamentosus) is a species in the family Rhycheridae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the tasselled angler

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 tasselled angler live?

Not recorded

Is the tasselled angler 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 tasselled angler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyRhycheridae
  6. genusRhycherus
  7. SpeciesRhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872)

Synonyms Chironectes bifurcatus, Chironectes filamentosus, Rhycherus wildii, Rycherus wildii

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Tasselled anglerfishEnglish
  • Tasselled frogfishEnglish
  • Two-pronged toad-fishEnglish
  • rozedranec jihoaustralskýCzech
  • Antennario tassellatoItalian
  • Peixe-sapo-filamentosoPortuguese
  • Кисточковая рыба-клоунRussian
  • Antennario filamentosoItalian
  • Pesce rana filamentosoItalian
  • Pesce rana tassellatoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tasselled angler

Other species in the same genus Rhycherus.

CompareTasselled angler vs Glover's frogfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tasselled angler?

The tasselled angler (Rhycherus filamentosus) belongs to the family Rhycheridae 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). Tasselled angler (Rhycherus filamentosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tasselled-angler

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{tasselled_angler_2026,
  title = {Tasselled angler (Rhycherus filamentosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tasselled-angler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}