Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)

Scientific name: Antennarius pictus Shaw, 1794

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)

The Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) is a marine fish of the family Antennariidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Color variable; has a black phase with white pectoral ray tips. Bony part of illicium with numerous dark crossbands and nearly twice as long as the 2nd dorsal spine; esca an elongate tuft of flattened appendage.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Antennarius pictus
Family
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–75 m (0–246 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 75 m, usually ? - 16 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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