Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Echinophryne mitchellii, the long-spined frogfish, bristly frogfish, Mitchell's anglerfish, Mitchell's frogfish, prickly angler fish or spinycoat anglerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Histiophryninae in the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. These fishes are endemic to the temperate waters of southern Australia.
Wikipedia contributors, Echinophryne mitchellii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:03.551548+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)
- Name authority
- (Morton, 1897)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Histiophrynidae
- Genus
- Echinophryne
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderAntennarioidei
- familyHistiophrynidae Arnold & Pietsch, 2012
- genusEchinophryne McCulloch & Waite, 1918
- speciesEchinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918 | HistiophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter, 1984 | HistiophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Antennarius mitchelli Morton, 1897 Morton, 1897 | synonym |
| Echinophryne mitchelli (Morton, 1897) (Morton, 1897) | synonym |
| Trichophryne mitchelli (Morton, 1897) (Morton, 1897) | synonym |
| Antennarius mitchellii Morton, 1897 Morton, 1897 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Morton, A. (1897). Antennarius mitchellii, sp. n. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1896: 98. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38JRL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.