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Antennariidae
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]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
English	frogfishes	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	sargassoulkefamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	sargassoulkefamilien	[details]

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Subfamily Antennariinae

» Genus Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

» Subspecies Antennarius pinniceps bleekeri Günther, 1861 accepted as Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)
» Subspecies Antennarius pinniceps fasciata Steindachner, 1866 accepted as Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)
» Subspecies Antennarius pinniceps pinniceps Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

» Genus Antennatus Schultz, 1957

» Genus Histrio Fischer, 1813

» Species Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Histrio jagua Nichols, 1920 accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Histrio pictus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Histrio raninus (Tilesius, 1809) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Genus Nudiantennarius

» Species Nudiantennarius subteres (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

» Genus Fowlerichthys accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

» Species Fowlerichthys avalonis (Jordan & Starks, 1907)
» Species Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
» Species Fowlerichthys radiosus (Garman, 1896)
» Species Fowlerichthys scriptissimus (Jordan, 1902)
» Species Fowlerichthys senegalensis (Cadenat, 1959)
» Species Fowlerichthys sarasa (Tanaka, 1916) accepted as Fowlerichthys scriptissimus (Jordan, 1902)

Genus Cheironectes

» Species Cheironectes pictus

» Subspecies Cheironectes pictus vittatus Richardson, 1844 accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Species Cheironectes laevigatus Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Cheironectes politus Richardson, 1844 accepted as Thymichthys politus (Richardson, 1844)
» Species Cheironectes raninus (Tilesius, 1809) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamily Histiophryninae

» Genus Allenichthys

» Species Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944)

» Genus Echinophryne

» Species Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918
» Species Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)
» Species Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter, 1984
» Species Echinophryne glauerti Whitley, 1944 accepted as Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944)
» Species Echinophryne mitchelli (Morton, 1897) accepted as Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)

» Genus Histiophryne

» Species Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes, 1837)
» Species Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber, 1913)
» Species Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011
» Species Histiophryne pogonius Arnold, 2012
» Species Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch, Arnold & Hall, 2009
» Species Histiophryne cryptacantha (Weber, 1913) accepted as Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber, 1913)
» Species Histiophryne scortea McCulloch & Waite, 1918 accepted as Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

» Subspecies Histiophryne scortea inconstans McCulloch & Waite, 1918 accepted as Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

» Genus Kuiterichthys

» Species Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier, 1817)

» Genus Lophiocharon

» Species Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004
» Species Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
» Species Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844)
» Species Lophiocharon broomensis Whitley, 1933 accepted as Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844)
» Species Lophiocharon campylacanthus (Bleeker, 1863) accepted as Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes, 1837)
» Species Lophiocharon goramensis (Bleeker, 1864) accepted as Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798)
» Species Lophiocharon horridus (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)

» Genus Phyllophryne

» Species Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

» Genus Rhycherus Ogilby, 1907

» Species Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872)
» Species Rhycherus gloveri Pietsch, 1984

» Genus Tathicarpus

» Species Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907
» Species Tathicarpus appeli Ogilby, 1922 accepted as Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907
» Species Tathicarpus muscosus Ogilby, 1907 accepted as Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907

Genus Abantennarius accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

» Species Abantennarius analis Schultz, 1957 accepted as Antennatus analis (Schultz, 1957)
» Species Abantennarius neocaledoniensis Le Danois, 1964 accepted as Antennatus coccineus (Lesson, 1831)

Genus Antenarius accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

» Species Antenarius dnorehensis Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859)
» Species Antenarius mesogallicus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Chironectes Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

Genus Chironectes Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813

» Species Chironectes barbatulatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Chironectes sonntagii Müller, 1864 accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Historio accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813

» Species Historio gibbus (Mitchill, 1815) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Lophie accepted as Lophius Linnaeus, 1758

» Species Lophie commerson Lacepède, 1798 accepted as Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798)

Genus Peterophryne accepted as Pterophryne Gill, 1863

» Species Peterophryne gibbo (Mitchill, 1815) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Phrynelox accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

Genus Phymatophryne accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

» Species Phymatophryne maculata (Desjardins, 1840) accepted as Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)

Genus Pterophryne Gill, 1863 accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813

Genus Pterophrynoides accepted as Histrio Fischer, 1813

» Species Pterophrynoides gibbus (Mitchill, 1815) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Pterophrynoides histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Rycherus accepted as Rhycherus Ogilby, 1907

» Species Rycherus wildii Ogilby, 1907 accepted as Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872)

Genus Saccarius accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

» Species Saccarius lineatus Günther, 1861 accepted as Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

Genus Triantennatus Schultz, 1957 accepted as Antennarius Lacepède, 1798

» Species Triantennatus zebrinus (Schultz, 1957) accepted as Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

Genus Triantennaus accepted as Triantennatus Schultz, 1957

» Species Triantennaus zebrinus (Schultz, 1957) accepted as Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

Genus Trichophryne accepted as Echinophryne

» Species Trichophryne furcipilis (Cuvier, 1817) accepted as Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier, 1817)
» Species Trichophryne mitchelli (Morton, 1897) accepted as Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897)

Environment

marine

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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

Taxonomic
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Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	van der Land, Jacob

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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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