WoRMS taxon details
Antennariidae
AphiaID: 125484
AphiaID: 125484
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Lophiiformes | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subfamily Antennariinae
Subfamily Histiophryninae
Genus Abantennarius accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Antenarius accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Chironectes Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Chironectes Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813 Genus Historio accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813 Genus Lophie accepted as Lophius Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Peterophryne accepted as Pterophryne Gill, 1863 accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813 Genus Phrynelox accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Phymatophryne accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Pterophryne Gill, 1863 accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813 Genus Pterophrynoides accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813 Genus Rycherus accepted as Rhycherus Ogilby, 1907 Genus Saccarius accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Triantennatus Schultz, 1957 accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Triantennaus accepted as Triantennatus Schultz, 1957 accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798 Genus Trichophryne accepted as Echinophryne | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Distribution: all tropical seas except the Mediterranean. Body short, spherical, and laterally compressed with lateral eyes; mouth large with 2-4 more or less irregular rows of small, villiform teeth on upper and lower jaws; tube-like gill opening under pectoral base, used for jet-propelling. Three dorsal spines on head, the anteriormost (illicium) free and modified as a lure, usually with a distinct fleshy bait (esca). Cutaneous filaments or appendages nearly always present; color and color pattern highly variable from white, yellow, red to dark brown and black. Juveniles and adults benthic in 0-300 m, with the single exception of Histrio, which pelagic in floating sargassum weed. Voracious carnivores feeding on smaller fishes or crustaceans attracted by wriggling the bait. To 33 SL in Antennarius avalonis. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125484 | |||||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Antennariidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125484 on 2013-05-19 | ||||||||||||||
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