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Antennariidae
Frogfishes are any member of the anglerfish family Antennariidae, of the order Lophiiformes. Antennariids are known as anglerfish in Australia, where the term "frogfish" refers to members of the unrelated family Batrachoididae. Frogfishes are found in almost all tropical and subtropical oceans and seas around the world, the primary exception being the Mediterranean Sea.
Handfish
Handfish or warty frogfish are marine, ray-finned fishes belonging to the subfamily Brachionichthyinae, a group that comprises five genera and 14 extant species and is classified within the frogfish family Antennariidae in the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. These benthic, marine fish are unusual in the way that in addition to swimming, they also use their pectoral fins to "walk" on the sea floor.
Tetrabrachiidae
Tetrabrachiinae, or the four-armed frogfishes or doublefin frogfishes, is a small subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Antennariidae in the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.'''''' These fishes are found in relatively shallow waters of the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Lophichthys boschmai
Lophichthys boschmai, also known as Arafura frogfish or '''Boschma's frogfish', is a species of anglerfishes closely related to frogfish. L. boschmai is the only species in the Lophichthyidae family. L. boschmai'' were first reported by Marinus Boseman in 1964 to the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, now known as National Museum of Natural History in Leiden. The species was named after Dutch zoologist, Hildbrand Boschma.