Black AnglerAntennarius striatus

Facts

25.0 cm

Blotched Anglerfish, Spitlure Frogfish, Splitlure Frogfish, Striate Anglerfish, Striated Frogfish, Striped Angler, Striped Anglerfish, Striped Frogfish

Eastern Atlantic: off the African coast, from Senegal to Southwest Africa, with a single record from St. Helena. Western Atlantic: 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. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the East African coast to the Society and Hawaiian islands, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Zealand.

saltwater

Antennarius

Antennariidae

Lophiiformes

Actinopterygii

Chordata

Animalia

source: FishBase

Description

The striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus, is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, found in all subtropical oceans, to depths of between 10 and 210 m. Its length is up to 25 cm.

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source: Wikipedia

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