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Antennariidae
warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
A giant lure mimics a tiny fish above warty skin
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Oceania
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
Mediumwarty frogfish is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 15 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Anglerfishes
- Family
- Antennariidae
- Genus
- Antennarius
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Maldives (Ref. 30829 ) and Mauritius to Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Recently reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 11889 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
