Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae Frogfishes
Subfamily: Antennariinae
Genus: Antennarius

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Antennarius biocellatus
[Brackishwater frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Antennarius commerson
[Commerson's frogfish]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Antennarius hispidus
[Shaggy angler]

Photo by Ganapathiraju, P.

Antennarius indicus
[Indian frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Antennarius maculatus
[Warty frogfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Antennarius multiocellatus
[Longlure frogfish]

Photo by von Zülow, M.

Antennarius pardalis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Antennarius pauciradiatus
[Dwarf frogfish]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Antennarius pictus
[Painted frogfish]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Antennarius randalli
[Randall's frogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Antennarius striatus
[Striated frogfish]

11 Species of Family Antennariidae with Genus Antennarius
(Frogfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1817	Antennarius biocellatus	Brackishwater frogfish	Western Pacific	14 SL
1798	Antennarius commerson	Commerson's frogfish	Indo-Pacific and Eastern	45 TL
1801	Antennarius hispidus	Shaggy angler	Indo-West Pacific	20 TL
1964	Antennarius indicus	Indian frogfish	Western Indian Ocean	23 TL
1840	Antennarius maculatus	Warty frogfish	Indo-West Pacific	15 TL
1837	Antennarius multiocellatus	Longlure frogfish	Western Atlantic	20 TL
1837	Antennarius pardalis		Eastern Atlantic	10.2 SL
1957	Antennarius pauciradiatus	Dwarf frogfish	Western Atlantic	6.3 TL
1794	Antennarius pictus	Painted frogfish	Indo-Pacific	30 TL
1970	Antennarius randalli	Randall's frogfish	Pacific Ocean	8 SL
1794	Antennarius striatus	Striated frogfish	Eastern Atlantic	25 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: LophiiformesFamily: Antennariidae FrogfishesSubfamily: AntennariinaeGenus: Antennarius(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae Frogfishes
Subfamily: Antennariinae
Genus: Antennarius

(See list of species below)