WoRMS taxon details
Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817)
1605260 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1605260)
accepted
Species
Antennarius japonicus Schultz, 1964 · unaccepted
Antennarius mummifer (Cuvier, 1817) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817) · unaccepted
Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan, 1902 · unaccepted
Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817) · unaccepted
Chironectes bicornis Lowe, 1839 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Chironectes chlorostygma Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted
Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817) Cuvier, G. (1817). Sur le genre Chironectes Cuv. (Antennarius Commers). <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 3: 418-435, Pls. 16-18.
page(s): 430, Pl. 17 (fig. 4) [details]
page(s): 430, Pl. 17 (fig. 4) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1605260 on 2026-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817) Cuvier, G. (1817). Sur le genre Chironectes Cuv. (Antennarius Commers). <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 3: 418-435, Pls. 16-18.
page(s): 430, Pl. 17 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Chironectes chlorostygma Valenciennes, 1837) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [details]
original description (of Antennarius sanguifluus 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.24-1261.361 [details]
original description (of Antennarius japonicus 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.116-3500.171 [details]
page(s): 430, Pl. 17 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Chironectes chlorostygma Valenciennes, 1837) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [details]
original description (of Antennarius sanguifluus 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.24-1261.361 [details]
original description (of Antennarius japonicus 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.116-3500.171 [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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Antennarius japonicus Schultz, 1964)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Antennarius mummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan, 1902)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abantennarius nummifer)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius japonicus Schultz, 1964)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius mummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Chironectes chlorostygma Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius coccineus USNM 409497 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius nummifer USNM 409252 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius nummifer USNM 432616 lateral view) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius sanguifluus P00760 illustration) (from synonym Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan, 1902)
To PESI (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To PESI (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Antennarius japonicus Schultz, 1964)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Antennarius mummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan, 1902)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abantennarius nummifer)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius japonicus Schultz, 1964)
To FishBase (from synonym Antennarius mummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Chironectes chlorostygma Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius coccineus USNM 409497 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius nummifer USNM 409252 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius nummifer USNM 432616 lateral view) (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antennarius sanguifluus P00760 illustration) (from synonym Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan, 1902)
To PESI (from synonym Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
To PESI (from synonym Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817))
