Order: Lophiiformes (Angler fishes)

• Antennariidae (Frog-fishes)
• Brachionichthyidae (Handfishes)
• Caulophrynidae (Fan-fin angler fishes)
• Centrophrynidae (Horned lantern fishes)
• Ceratiidae (Warty Sea devils)
• Chaunacidae (Coffin fishes)
• Diceratiidae (Double angler fishes)
• Gigantactinidae (Whip-nose fishes)
• Himantolophidae (Football fishes)
• Linophrynidae (Leaf-vent fishes)
• Lophichthyidae (Lophichthyid frog-fishes)
• Lophiidae (Goose-fishes)
• Melanocetidae (Black sea devils)
• Neoceratiidae (Spiny sea devils)
• Ogcocephalidae (Bat-fishes)
• Oneirodidae (Dreamer fishes)
• Tetrabrachiidae (Four-armed frog-fishes)
• Thaumatichthyidae (Wolf-trap sea devils)

Family: Antennariidae (Frog-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Allenichthys glauerti	Glauert's angler fish
Antennarius biocellatus	Brackish-water frog-fish
Antennarius commerson	Commerson's frog-fish
Antennarius hispidus	Shaggy angler fish
Antennarius indicus	Indian frog-fish
Antennarius maculatus	Warty frog-fish
Antennarius multiocellatus	Long-lure frog-fish
Antennarius pardalis	Unspecified
Antennarius pauciradiatus	Dwarf frog-fish
Antennarius pictus	Painted frog-fish
Antennarius randalli	Randall's frog-fish
Antennarius striatus	Striated frog-fish
Antennatus analis	Tail-jet frog-fish
Antennatus bermudensis	Island frog-fish
Antennatus coccineus	Scarlet frog-fish
Antennatus dorehensis	New Guinean frog-fish
Antennatus duescus	Side-jet frog-fish
Antennatus flagellatus	Whip frog-fish
Antennatus linearis	Pygmy angler fish
Antennatus nummifer	Spot-fin frog-fish
Antennatus rosaceus	Spiny-tufted frog-fish
Antennatus sanguineus	Bloody frog-fish
Antennatus strigatus	Band-tail frog-fish
Antennatus tuberosus	Tuberculated frog-fish
Echinophryne crassispina	Prickly angler fish
Echinophryne mitchellii	Long-spined angler fish
Echinophryne reynoldsi	Sponge angler fish
Fowlerichthys avalonis	Rough-bar frog-fish
Fowlerichthys ocellatus	Ocellated frog-fish
Fowlerichthys radiosus	Single-spot frog-fish
Fowlerichthys scriptissimus	Unspecified
Fowlerichthys senegalensis	Senegalese frog-fish
Histiophryne bougainvilli	Bougainville's angler fish
Histiophryne cryptacanthus	Cryptic angler fish
Histiophryne maggiewalker	Queensland frog-fish
Histiophryne pogonius	Bearded frog-fish
Histiophryne psychedelica	Psychedelic frog-fish
Histrio histrio	Sargassum fish
Kuiterichthys furcipilis	Rough angler fish
Lophiocharon hutchinsi	Hutchins' angler fish
Lophiocharon lithinostomus	Marble-mouthed frog-fish
Lophiocharon trisignatus	Three-spot frog-fish
Nudiantennarius subteres	Deep-water frog-fish
Phyllophryne scortea	Smooth angler fish
Rhycherus filamentosus	Tasselled angler fish
Rhycherus gloveri	Glover's angler fish
Tathicarpus butleri	Butler's frog-fish

Family: Brachionichthyidae (Handfishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Brachionichthys australis	Australian spotted handfish
Brachionichthys hirsutus	Spotted handfish
Brachiopsilus dianthus	Pink handfish
Brachiopsilus dossenus	Humpback handfish
Brachiopsilus ziebelli	Ziebell s handfish
Pezichthys amplispinus	Cockatoo handfish
Pezichthys compressus	Narrow-body handfish
Pezichthys eltanini	Eltanin handfish
Pezichthys macropinnis	Long-fin handfish
Pezichthys nigrocilium	Eyelash handfish
Sympterichthys moultoni	Moulton s handfish
Sympterichthys politus	Red handfish
Sympterichthys unipennis	Smooth handfish
Thymichthys verrucosus	Warty handfish

Family: Caulophrynidae (Fan-fin angler fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Caulophryne bacescui	Unspecified
Caulophryne jordani	Fan-fin angler fish
Caulophryne pelagica	Unspecified
Caulophryne polynema	Unspecified
Robia legula	Long-lure fan-fin angler fish

Family: Centrophrynidae (Horned lantern fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Centrophryne spinulosa	Horned lantern fish

Family: Ceratiidae (Warty Sea devils)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Ceratias holboelli	Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish
Ceratias tentaculatus	Southern sea devil
Ceratias uranoscopus	Stargazing sea devil
Cryptopsaras couesii	Triple-wart sea devil

Family: Chaunacidae (Coffin fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Chaunacops coloratus	Unspecified
Chaunacops melanostomus	Tadpole coffin fish
Chaunacops roseus	Rosy coffin fish
Chaunax abei	Unspecified
Chaunax africanus	African coffin fish
Chaunax apus	Deep-sea coffin fish
Chaunax breviradius	Unspecified
Chaunax endeavouri	Coffin fish
Chaunax fimbriatus	Tassled coffin fish
Chaunax flammeus	Unspecified
Chaunax flavomaculatus	Yellow-spot frog-mouth fish
Chaunax latipunctatus	Unspecified
Chaunax mulleus	Red-shoes frog-mouth fish
Chaunax nebulosus	Eye-spot coffin fish
Chaunax nudiventer	Naked-belly coffin fish
Chaunax penicillatus	Pencil coffin fish
Chaunax pictus	Pink frog-mouth fish
Chaunax reticulatus	Netted frog-mouth fish
Chaunax russatus	Red coffin fish
Chaunax stigmaeus	Red-eye gaper
Chaunax suttkusi	Unspecified
Chaunax umbrinus	Unspecified

Family: Diceratiidae (Double angler fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Bufoceratias shaoi	Unspecified
Bufoceratias thele	Unspecified
Bufoceratias wedli	Unspecified
Diceratias bispinosus	Two-rod angler fish
Diceratias pileatus	Unspecified
Diceratias trilobus	Unspecified

Family: Gigantactinidae (Whip-nose fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Gigantactis balushkini	Unspecified
Gigantactis elsmani	Elsman's whip-nose fish
Gigantactis gargantua	Gigantic whip-nose fish
Gigantactis gibbsi	Gibbs' whip-nose fish
Gigantactis golovani	Unspecified
Gigantactis gracilicauda	Unspecified
Gigantactis herwigi	Herwig's whip-nose fish
Gigantactis ios	Unspecified
Gigantactis kreffti	Krefft's whip-nose fish
Gigantactis longicauda	Unspecified
Gigantactis longicirra	Unspecified
Gigantactis macronema	Unspecified
Gigantactis meadi	Mead's whip-nose fish
Gigantactis microdontis	Unspecified
Gigantactis microphthalmus	Unspecified
Gigantactis paxtoni	Paxton's whip-nose fish
Gigantactis perlatus	Unspecified
Gigantactis savagei	Unspecified
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni	Cosmopolitan whip-nose fish
Gigantactis watermani	Unspecified
Rhynchactis leptonema	Unspecified
Rhynchactis macrothrix	Unspecified
Rhynchactis microthrix	Unspecified

Family: Himantolophidae (Football fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Himantolophus albinares	Unspecified
Himantolophus appelii	Prickly football fish
Himantolophus azurlucens	Unspecified
Himantolophus borealis	Unspecified
Himantolophus brevirostris	Unspecified
Himantolophus compressus	Unspecified
Himantolophus cornifer	Unspecified
Himantolophus crinitus	Unspecified
Himantolophus danae	Unspecified
Himantolophus groenlandicus	Atlantic football fish
Himantolophus litoceras	Unspecified
Himantolophus macroceras	Unspecified
Himantolophus macroceratoides	Unspecified
Himantolophus mauli	Unspecified
Himantolophus melanolophus	Unspecified
Himantolophus multifurcatus	Unspecified
Himantolophus nigricornis	Unspecified
Himantolophus paucifilosus	Unspecified
Himantolophus pseudalbinares	Unspecified
Himantolophus rostratus	Unspecified
Himantolophus sagamius	Pacific football fish
Himantolophus stewarti	Unspecified

Family: Linophrynidae (Leaf-vent fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Acentrophryne dolichonema	Unspecified
Acentrophryne longidens	Unspecified
Borophryne apogon	Net sea devil
Haplophryne mollis	Soft leaf-vent angler fish
Linophryne algibarbata	Unspecified
Linophryne andersoni	Unspecified
Linophryne arborifera	Unspecified
Linophryne arcturi	Little sea devil
Linophryne argyresca	Unspecified
Linophryne bicornis	Unspecified
Linophryne bipennata	Unspecified
Linophryne brevibarbata	Unspecified
Linophryne coronata	Unspecified
Linophryne densiramus	Thick-branch angler fish
Linophryne escaramosa	Unspecified
Linophryne indica	Headlight angler fish
Linophryne lucifer	Unspecified
Linophryne macrodon	Unspecified
Linophryne maderensis	Unspecified
Linophryne parini	Unspecified
Linophryne pennibarbata	Unspecified
Linophryne polypogon	Unspecified
Linophryne quinqueramosa	Unspecified
Linophryne racemifera	Unspecified
Linophryne sexfilis	Unspecified
Linophryne trewavasae	Unspecified
Photocorynus spiniceps	Unspecified

Family: Lophichthyidae (Lophichthyid frog-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Lophichthys boschmai	Boschma's frog-fish

Family: Lophiidae (Goose-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Lophiodes beroe	Unspecified
Lophiodes bruchius	Unspecified
Lophiodes caulinaris	Spotted-tail angler fish
Lophiodes endoi	Angler fish
Lophiodes fimbriatus	Hairy goose-fish
Lophiodes gracilimanus	Unspecified
Lophiodes insidiator	Natal angler fish
Lophiodes iwamotoi	Long-spine angler fish
Lophiodes kempi	African long-spine angler fish
Lophiodes maculatus	Spotted angler fish
Lophiodes miacanthus	Unspecified
Lophiodes monodi	Unspecified
Lophiodes mutilus	Smooth angler fish
Lophiodes naresi	Goose-fish
Lophiodes reticulatus	Reticulated goose-fish
Lophiodes spilurus	Thread-fin angler fish
Lophiodes triradiatus	Short-spine goose-fish
Lophiomus setigerus	Black-mouth angler fish
Lophius americanus	American angler fish
Lophius budegassa	Black-bellied angler fish
Lophius gastrophysus	Black-fin goose-fish
Lophius litulon	Yellow goose-fish
Lophius piscatorius	Angler fish
Lophius vaillanti	African short-spine angler fish
Lophius vomerinus	Devil angler fish
Sladenia remiger	Celebes monkfish
Sladenia shaefersi	Unspecified
Sladenia zhui	Unspecified

Family: Melanocetidae (Black sea devils)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Melanocetus eustalus	Unspecified
Melanocetus johnsonii	Humpback angler fish
Melanocetus murrayi	Murray's abyssal angler fish
Melanocetus niger	Unspecified
Melanocetus polyactis	Unspecified
Melanocetus rossi	Unspecified

Family: Neoceratiidae (Spiny sea devils)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Neoceratias spinifer	Spiny sea-devil

Family: Ogcocephalidae (Bat-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Coelophrys arca	Unspecified
Coelophrys bradburyae	Unspecified
Coelophrys brevicaudata	Unspecified
Coelophrys brevipes	Balloon sea-bat
Coelophrys micropa	Unspecified
Coelophrys mollis	Unspecified
Coelophrys oblonga	Unspecified
Dibranchus accinctus	Unspecified
Dibranchus atlanticus	Atlantic bat-fish
Dibranchus cracens	Unspecified
Dibranchus discors	Unspecified
Dibranchus erinaceus	Unspecified
Dibranchus hystrix	Unspecified
Dibranchus japonicus	Japanese sea-bat
Dibranchus nasutus	Unspecified
Dibranchus nudivomer	Unspecified
Dibranchus sparsus	Unspecified
Dibranchus spinosus	Unspecified
Dibranchus spongiosa	Unspecified
Dibranchus tremendus	Unspecified
Dibranchus velutinus	Unspecified
Halicmetus niger	Unspecified
Halicmetus reticulatus	Marbled sea-bat
Halicmetus ruber	Unspecified
Halieutaea brevicauda	Spiny sea-bat
Halieutaea coccinea	Scarlet sea-bat
Halieutaea fitzsimonsi	Circular sea-bat
Halieutaea fumosa	Smoky sea-bat
Halieutaea hancocki	Hairy sea-bat
Halieutaea indica	Indian handfish
Halieutaea nigra	Unspecified
Halieutaea retifera	Unspecified
Halieutaea stellata	Mini-pizza bat-fish
Halieutichthys aculeatus	Pancake bat-fish
Halieutichthys bispinosus	Unspecified
Halieutichthys caribbaeus	Caribbean bat-fish
Halieutichthys intermedius	Unspecified
Halieutopsis andriashevi	Andriashev's deepsea bat-fish
Halieutopsis bathyoreos	Unspecified
Halieutopsis galatea	Unspecified
Halieutopsis ingerorum	Unspecified
Halieutopsis margaretae	Unspecified
Halieutopsis nudiventer	Unspecified
Halieutopsis simula	Unspecified
Halieutopsis stellifera	Unspecified
Halieutopsis tumifrons	Truncate-snout deepsea bat-fish
Halieutopsis vermicularis	Unspecified
Malthopsis annulifera	Unspecified
Malthopsis asperata	Rough-spine bat-fish
Malthopsis austrafricana	Southern African triangular bat-fish
Malthopsis bradburyae	Bradbury's triangular bat-fish
Malthopsis gigas	Giant triangular bat-fish
Malthopsis gnoma	Unspecified
Malthopsis jordani	Unspecified
Malthopsis kobayashii	Unspecified
Malthopsis lutea	Long-nose sea-bat
Malthopsis mitrigera	Two-spine bat-fish
Malthopsis parva	Arrow-head bat-fish
Malthopsis retifera	Reticulate triangular bat-fish
Malthopsis tiarella	Spear-nose sea-bat
Ogcocephalus corniger	Long-nose bat-fish
Ogcocephalus cubifrons	Unspecified
Ogcocephalus darwini	Gal pagos bat-fish
Ogcocephalus declivirostris	Slant-brow bat-fish
Ogcocephalus nasutus	Short-nose bat-fish
Ogcocephalus notatus	Unspecified
Ogcocephalus pantostictus	Spotted bat-fish
Ogcocephalus parvus	Rough-back bat-fish
Ogcocephalus porrectus	Cocos bat-fish
Ogcocephalus pumilus	Dwarf bat-fish
Ogcocephalus radiatus	Polka-dot bat-fish
Ogcocephalus rostellum	Pale-fin bat-fish
Ogcocephalus vespertilio	Sea-devil
Solocisquama carinata	Unspecified
Solocisquama erythrina	Unspecified
Solocisquama stellulata	Unspecified
Zalieutes elater	Roundel bat-fish
Zalieutes mcgintyi	Tricorn bat-fish

Family: Oneirodidae (Dreamer fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Bertella idiomorpha	Unspecified
Chaenophryne draco	Smooth dreamer fish
Chaenophryne longiceps	Can-opener smooth dreamer fish
Chaenophryne melanorhabdus	Unspecified
Chaenophryne quasiramifera	Unspecified
Chaenophryne ramifera	Unspecified
Chirophryne xenolophus	Long-hand dreamer fish
Ctenochirichthys longimanus	Unspecified
Danaphryne nigrifilis	Unspecified
Dermatias platynogaster	Unspecified
Dolopichthys allector	Unspecified
Dolopichthys danae	Unspecified
Dolopichthys dinema	Unspecified
Dolopichthys jubatus	Unspecified
Dolopichthys karsteni	Unspecified
Dolopichthys longicornis	Unspecified
Dolopichthys pullatus	Lobed dreamer fish
Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis	Plain-chin dreamer fish
Lophodolos acanthognathus	Whale-head dreamer fish
Lophodolos indicus	Unspecified
Microlophichthys andracanthus	Unspecified
Microlophichthys microlophus	Short-rod anglerfish
Oneirodes acanthias	Spiny dreamer fish
Oneirodes alius	Unspecified
Oneirodes anisacanthus	Unspecified
Oneirodes basili	Unspecified
Oneirodes bradburyae	Unspecified
Oneirodes bulbosus	Bulb-fish
Oneirodes carlsbergi	Unspecified
Oneirodes clarkei	Unspecified
Oneirodes cristatus	Unspecified
Oneirodes dicromischus	Unspecified
Oneirodes epithales	Nightmare dreamer fish
Oneirodes eschrichtii	Bulbous dreamer fish
Oneirodes flagellifer	Unspecified
Oneirodes haplonema	Unspecified
Oneirodes heteronema	Unspecified
Oneirodes kreffti	Krefft's dreamer fish
Oneirodes luetkeni	Unspecified
Oneirodes macronema	Unspecified
Oneirodes macrosteus	Unspecified
Oneirodes melanocauda	Unspecified
Oneirodes micronema	Unspecified
Oneirodes mirus	Unspecified
Oneirodes myrionemus	Unspecified
Oneirodes notius	Unspecified
Oneirodes pietschi	Unspecified
Oneirodes plagionema	Unspecified
Oneirodes posti	Unspecified
Oneirodes pterurus	Unspecified
Oneirodes rosenblatti	Unspecified
Oneirodes sabex	Rough dreamer fish
Oneirodes schistonema	Unspecified
Oneirodes schmidti	Unspecified
Oneirodes theodoritissieri	Unspecified
Oneirodes thompsoni	Alaska dreamer fish
Oneirodes thysanema	Unspecified
Pentherichthys atratus	Unspecified
Phyllorhinichthys balushkini	Unspecified
Phyllorhinichthys micractis	Unspecified
Puck pinnata	Unspecified
Spiniphryne duhameli	Unspecified
Spiniphryne gladisfenae	Prickly dreamer fish
Tyrannophryne pugnax	Unspecified

Family: Tetrabrachiidae (Four-armed frog-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Dibrachichthys melanurus	Unspecified
Tetrabrachium ocellatum	Four-armed frog-fish

Family: Thaumatichthyidae (Wolf-trap sea devils)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Lasiognathus amphirhamphus	Unspecified
Lasiognathus beebei	Unspecified
Lasiognathus intermedius	Unspecified
Lasiognathus saccostoma	Wolf-trap sea-devil
Lasiognathus waltoni	Unspecified
Thaumatichthys axeli	Prince Axel's wonder fish
Thaumatichthys binghami	Unspecified
Thaumatichthys pagidostomus	Unspecified

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