Antennarius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Antennarioidei

Familia: Antennariidae
Genus: Antennarius
Species: A. analis – A. avalonis – A. bermudensis – A. biocellatus – A. coccineus – A. commerson – A. dorehensis – A. duescus – A. hispidus – A. indicus – A. maculatus – †A. monodi – A. multiocellatus – A. nummifer – A. ocellatus – A. pardalis – A. pauciradiatus – A. pictus – A. radiosus – A. randalli – A. rosaceus – A. sanguineus – A. sarasa – A. scriptissimus – A. senegalensis – A. striatus – A. strigatus – A. tuberosus

Name

Antennarius Daudin, 1816

Gender: masculine

Type species: Lophius chironectes Lacepède, 1798, by subsequent designation, designated by Bleeker, 1865

Antennarius pauciradiatus

References

Daudin, F. M. (1816) Antennarius. In: Dictionaire des sciences naturelles.
Antennarius species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
Antennarius Daudin, 1816 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Antennarius is a genus of 11[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Antennarius in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Pietsch & Grobecker. Frogfishes of the World. Stanford University Press. 1987. ISBN 9780804712637
"Fakta om Antennarius - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-23.