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Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

To FishBase images (<i>Antennarius striatus</i>, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishBase images (Antennarius striatus, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)

158790  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158790)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Lophiiformes (Order)
  11. Antennariidae (Family)
  12. Antennarius (Genus)
  13. Antennarius striatus (Species)
accepted
Species
Antennarius glauerti Whitley, 1957 · unaccepted (synonym)
Antennarius straitus (Shaw, 1794) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Triantennaus zebrinus (Schultz, 1957) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lophius striatus Shaw, 1794) Shaw, G.; Nodder, F. P. (1789-1813). The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. <em>London.</em> 23 vols. unnumbered pages.
page(s): no page number, Pl. 175 [details] 
Description Inhabits rocky and coral reefs, on rocks, sand or rubble (Ref. 9710). In the Atlantic, it is found at an average depth of...  
Description Inhabits rocky and coral reefs, on rocks, sand or rubble (Ref. 9710). In the Atlantic, it is found at an average depth of 40 m (Ref. 5288). Observed to inflate itself greatly like the puffers (Ref. 5521). [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic: from off the coast of New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and throughout the island groups...  
Distribution Western Atlantic: from 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. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158790 on 2025-05-18
Date
action
by
2005-05-27 07:39:43Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Antennarius cunninghami Fowler, 1941) Fowler, H. W. (1941). The George Vanderbilt Oahu survey--the fishes. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 93: 247-279. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius glauerti Whitley, 1957) Whitley, G. P. (1957). A new angler fish. Western Australian. <em>Naturalist.</em> v. 5 (no. 7): 207-209. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius lacepedii Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe en weinig bekende vischsoorten van Amboina, verzameld op eene reis door den Molukschen Archipel, gedaan in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist, in September en Oktober 1855. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1: 1-72, 73-76. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius melas Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-102. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius nox Jordan, 1902) Jordan, D. S. (1902). A review of the pediculate fishes or anglers of Japan. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 24 (no. 1261): 361-381. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius pinniceps Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe en weinig bekende vischsoorten van Amboina, verzameld op eene reis door den Molukschen Archipel, gedaan in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist, in September en Oktober 1855. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1: 1-72, 73-76. [details] 

original description (of Lophius striatus Shaw, 1794) Shaw, G.; Nodder, F. P. (1789-1813). The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. <em>London.</em> 23 vols. unnumbered pages.
page(s): no page number, Pl. 175 [details] 

original description (of Phrynelox lochites Schultz, 1964) Schultz, L. P. (1964). Three new species of frogfishes from the Indian and Pacific oceans with notes on other species (family Antennariidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 116 (3500): 171-182, Pls. 1-3. [details] 

original description (of Chironectes tridens Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel, H. (1845). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 7-9: 113-172, Pls. 1-143 + A. [details] 

original description (of Chironectes tricornis Cloquet, 1817) Cloquet, H. (1816-30). Pisces accounts. <em>In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles.</em> Volumes 1-60. [Initials after accounts correspond to authors given in Vol. 1; fish accounts by Lacepède (L. L.), Duméril (C. D.), Daudin (F. M. D.) and Cloquet (H. C.)]. [Dates for volumes are given by Cassini 1834, Opuscles Phytologiques, p. 47.].
page(s): 598 (v. 8) [details] 

original description (of Saccarius lineatus Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius pinniceps fasciata Steindachner, 1866) Steindachner, F. (1866). Über die Fische von Port Jackson in Australien. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe.</em> v. 3 (no. 7): 50-54. [details] 

original description (of Antennarius pinniceps bleekeri Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details] 

basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

context source (HKRMS) Tsang, E. & Milicich, M. (1999) Study on the suitability of South Lamma to be established as marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 

additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Inhabits rocky and coral reefs, on rocks, sand or rubble (Ref. 9710). In the Atlantic, it is found at an average depth of 40 m (Ref. 5288). Observed to inflate itself greatly like the puffers (Ref. 5521). [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic: from 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. [details]

Habitat benthic [details]
    Definitions

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LanguageName 
English striated frogfish  [details]
Japanese カエルアンコウ  [details]
Spanish ranisapo estriado  [details]
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Antennarius cunninghami Fowler, 1941)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Antennarius fuliginosus Smith, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Antennarius occidentalis Cadenat, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Antennarius zebrinus (Schultz, 1957))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps bleekeri Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lophius striatus Shaw, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Antennarius nox Jordan, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Saccarius lineatus Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Antennarius lacepedii Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox lochites Schultz, 1964)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox melas (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox nox (Jordan, 1902))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Antennarius tigris (Poey, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Antennarius tridens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox tridens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox atra Schultz, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox cunninghami (Fowler, 1941))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Antennarius melas Bleeker, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Antennarius glauerti Whitley, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Phrynelox striatus (Shaw, 1794))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chironectes tigris Poey, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chironectes tridens Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lophius striatus Shaw, 1794)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antennarius pinniceps) (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps Bleeker, 1856)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antennarius striatus) 
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius lacepedii Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius glauerti Whitley, 1957)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius delaisi Cadenat, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius fuliginosus Smith, 1957)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius atra (Schultz, 1957))
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius cunninghami Fowler, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius tigris (Poey, 1852))
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius tridens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius nox Jordan, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius melas Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius occidentalis Cadenat, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Lophius tricornis (Cloquet, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Chironectes tigris Poey, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius zebrinus (Schultz, 1957))
To FishBase (from synonym Lophius striatus Shaw, 1794)
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox atra Schultz, 1957)
To FishBase (from synonym Chironectes tricornis Cloquet, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Chironectes tridens Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox lochites Schultz, 1964)
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox cunninghami (Fowler, 1941))
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox tigris (Poey, 1852))
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox tridens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox striatus (Shaw, 1794))
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox nox (Jordan, 1902))
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox melas (Bleeker, 1857))
To FishBase (from synonym Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz, 1957)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps fasciata Steindachner, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps pinniceps Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius straitus (Shaw, 1794))
To FishBase (from synonym Triantennaus zebrinus (Schultz, 1957))
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps bleekeri Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Saccarius lineatus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase images (Antennarius striatus, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.) 
To FishSounds 
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Antennarius pinniceps Bleeker, 1856)
To GenBank (70980 nucleotides; 95 proteins) 
To GenBank (70980 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Lophius striatus Shaw, 1794)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius nox P00747 illustration) (from synonym Antennarius nox Jordan, 1902)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius striatus USNM 405214 photograph lateral view) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius striatus USNM 405215 photograph lateral view) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phrynelox zebrinus P07960 illustration) (from synonym Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz, 1957)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phrynelox zebrinus P07960 illustration) (from synonym Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz, 1957)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
To FishBase images (<i>Antennarius striatus</i>, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishBase images (Antennarius striatus, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius nox P00747 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius nox P00747 illustration)
Hosted externally, from synonym
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius striatus USNM 405214 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius striatus USNM 405214 photograph lateral view)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius striatus USNM 405215 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius striatus USNM 405215 photograph lateral view)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phrynelox zebrinus P07960 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phrynelox zebrinus P07960 illustration)
Hosted externally, from synonym
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phrynelox zebrinus P07960 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phrynelox zebrinus P07960 illustration)
Hosted externally, from synonym

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