Tuberculated frogfish (Antennatus tuberosus)

Scientific name: Antennatus tuberosus Cuvier, 1817

Tuberculated frogfish (Antennatus tuberosus)

The Tuberculated frogfish (Antennatus tuberosus) is a marine fish of the family Antennariidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Illicium slightly longer than 2nd dorsal spine tapering to a non-filamentous simple tentacle that lacks an esca. Lacks a groove between the upper jaw and base of the illicium. Distinctive color pattern in which there is a broad dark band and marginal dark bands on the anal and caudal fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Antennatus tuberosus
Family
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Depth range
0–73 m (0–240 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 73 m, usually ? - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa (but apparently absent north of the Chagos Archipelago) to the Philippines and the Moluccas and eastward to island groups of the Pacific Plate.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat
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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