Bandtail frogfish (Antennatus strigatus)

Scientific name: Antennatus strigatus Gill, 1863

Bandtail frogfish (Antennatus strigatus)

The Bandtail frogfish (Antennatus strigatus) is a marine fish of the family Antennariidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California to Ecuador.

Biology

Found in small recesses on rocky reefs and especially along walls. They blend almost perfectly with the background, they often take the markings of tube-worm snails or appear to be encrusting sponges. Demersal. Found between the surface to 15 m in depth; rarely until 38 m.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Antennatus strigatus
Family
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Depth range
0–38 m (0–125 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 38 m, usually 0 - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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