Biology:Antennarius

Short description: Genus of fishes

Antennarius
Commerson's frogfish (A. commerson)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Antennariidae
Subfamily:	Antennariinae
Genus:	Antennarius Daudin, 1816
Type species
Antennarius pictus
Species
11, see text.

Antennarius is a genus of 11 species of fish in the family Antennariidae. These fish spend most of their lives on the bottom in relatively shallow water between 20 and 100 m. They can be found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. They are well-camouflaged ambush predators that wait for prey fish to pass by. They have "lures" which they move to attract the prey. They have little economic value other than a minor role in the aquarium trade. Commerson's frogfish was the first species in this genus to be described, in 1798.

Species

Image	Scientific Name	Common Name	Distribution
	Antennarius biocellatus G. Cuvier, 1817	Brackish-water frogfish	Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomons, the Philippines and Taiwan.
	Antennarius commerson Lacépède, 1798	Commerson's frogfish	Red Sea and South Africa to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe and the Society islands
	Antennarius hispidus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801	Shaggy frogfish	East Africa, India, and Malaysia to the Moluccas, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia.
	Antennarius indicus L. P. Schultz, 1964	Indian frogfish	East Africa, Gulf of Aden, and Seychelles to southeast India and Sri Lanka, north to the Gulf of Oman.
	Antennarius maculatus Desjardins, 1840	Warty frogfish	Maldives and Mauritius to Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
	Antennarius multiocellatus Valenciennes, 1837	Longlure frogfish	Bermuda to the Bahamas, throughout the Caribbean, and along the coast of Central America to Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil as far south as Salvador. Antilles
	Antennarius pardalis Valenciennes, 1837	Leopard frogfish	Senegal to Congo
	Antennarius pauciradiatus L. P. Schultz, 1957	Dwarf frogfish	Bahamas, off Belize, Colombia, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Tortugas and off the Atlantic coast of Florida.
	Antennarius pictus G. Shaw, 1794	Painted frogfish	Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.
	Antennarius randalli G. R. Allen, 1970	Randall's frogfish	Japan,Taiwan, Philippines, Moluccas, Fiji, Marshall Islands and Easter Island.
	Antennarius striatus G. Shaw, 1794	Striated frogfish	African coast, from Senegal to Southwest Africa, with a single record from St. Helena. Off the coast of New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and throughout the island groups of the Caribbean to the southernmost coast of Brazil. Red Sea and the East African coast to the Society and Hawaiian islands, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Zealand.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q737422 entry