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Antennarius

Antennarius is a genus of 11 species of fish in the family Antennariidae. These fish spend most of their lives on the bottom in relatively shallow water between 20 and 100 m. They can be found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. They are well-camouflaged ambush predators that wait for prey fish to pass by. They have "lures" which they move to attract the prey. They have little economic value other than a minor role in...

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Giant Frogfish

speciesAntennarius commerson

Painted Frogfish

speciesAntennarius pictus

Striate Anglerfish

speciesAntennarius striatus

Warty Anglerfish

speciesAntennarius maculatus

Longlure Frogfish

speciesAntennarius multiocellatus

Splitlure Frogfish

speciesAntennarius scaber

Randall's Frogfish

speciesAntennarius randalli

Dwarf Frogfish

speciesAntennarius pauciradiatus

Shaggy Anglerfish

speciesAntennarius hispidus

leopard frogfish

speciesAntennarius pardalis

Brackish-water Frogfish

speciesAntennarius biocellatus

Indian Frogfish

speciesAntennarius indicus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 63280.