The psychedelic frogfish (Histiophryne psychedelica) is a yellow-brown or peach colored frogfish named for its pink and white stripes arranged in a fingerprint pattern. The fish is from waters near Ambon Island and Bali, Indonesia.[1]
^Pietsch, T., Arnold, R., and Hall, D. (2009). "A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia". Copeia. 2009. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists: 37–45. doi:10.1643/CI-08-129. S2CID 83903760. Retrieved March 1, 2009.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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