Scientific Name	Histiophryne cryptacanthus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Weber, 1913)	Depth	5 - 130M
Chinese	隱刺薄躄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	躄魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F228　Antennariidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	隱刺薄躄魚
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	隱棘躄魚、五腳虎
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Beo Island, Karakelang, Siboga station 131, depth 13 m; Pepela Bai, Isle Rotti, station 30, depth 27-45 meters
Synonyms	Antennarius cryptacanthus, Histiophryne cryptacantha
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；中國動物誌-鮟鱇目(蘇等, 2002)  Pietsch, T. W. etc. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055187. ASIZP0055271. ASIZP0055476.
Common Name	Small-rounded frogfish; Cryptic anglerfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays 13; anal rays 7; pectoral rays 8. Body deep, globose, slightly compressed; mouth oblique to vertical; gill open small, behind and below pectoral-fin base; illicium tiny, usually hidden in a narrow groove on snout or enveloped by folds of tissue; second and third dorsal spines hidden, laid back and bound to surface of cranium by skin; skin naked, or cover with tiny, simple spiules; caudal peduncle absent, the membranous posteriormost margin of soft-dorsal and anal fin extending posteriorly beyond base of caudal fin and connecting to outermost caudal rays; all dorsal, pelvic, anal fin rays simple; 7 inner caudal fin rays bifurcate.
habitats	It inhabits shallow marine bottom at rocky and coral reefs to moderately deep water. Oviparous, eggs attached to each other by a single, flattened, acellular filament and are brooded in a hollow behind the pectoral fin, partent keep and take care the rela
Distribution	Restricted to the coastal waters from Taiwan to South Australia. It occurs in Southern Taiwan off Pingtone and Lanyu.
Utility	No commercial value.