Family Antennariidae - Frogfishes
  Order
:
Antennariidae Antennariidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 6 | Species : 32 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Most Recent Published numbers: 14 genera, 50 species (Arnold & Pietsch, 2012: Ref. XXX), of which one genus and 4 species to be described.
Classification: 2 subfamilies Antennariinae (5 gen., 30 spp.); Histiophrynnae (9 gen., 20 spp.).
Size: To 33 cm SL in Antennarius avalonis.
Distribution: All tropical and subtropical seas (but not in the Mediterranean), and some extending to temperate waters. Antennariinae: worldwide; Histiophrynnae: Indo-Australian Archipelago.
Description: 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. Several species appear to mimic sponges or sea-urchins.
Ecology: Juveniles and adults benthic in 0-300 m, with the single exception of Histrio, which pelagic in floating sargassum weed. Voracious carnivores feeding on fishes or crustaceans attracted by wriggling the bait. May resort to cannibalism, even if the other is a potential mate.
Biology: Usually females lay thousands of eggs embedded in a large bouyant gelatinous mass; several species bear eggs attached to their body, whereas Histrio histrio produces a raft of eggs that floats at the surface among seaweed. Antennariinae: double scroll-shaped ovaries, broadcast spawners, going through a distinct larval stage; Histiophryninae: entirely different type of ovary, undergoing direct developmen twith various degrees of parental care.
  Etymology
:
Latin, antenna, antemna = sail yard; In Aristotle´s means "horns"; 1698 ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
mixed
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Lophiiformes | Antennarioidei | | Antennariidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Antennariidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius pictus Shaw, 1794
synonymseniororiginal
Lophius chironectes Latreille, 1804
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius chironectes (Latreille, 1804)
synonymjuniornew
Chironectes verus Cloquet, 1817
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes leprosus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius leprosus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius horridus Bleeker, 1853
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiocharon horridus (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymjuniornew
Lophius histrio (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lophius variegatus (non Rafinesque, 1814)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Antennarius oligospilos (non Bleeker, 1857)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
Lophius striatus Shaw, 1794
synonymseniororiginal
Phrynelox striatus (Shaw, 1794)
synonymseniornew
! Antennarius straitus (Shaw, 1794)
synonymseniornew
Chironectes tricornis Cloquet, 1817
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius tricornis (Cloquet, 1817)
synonymjuniornew
Chironectes tridens Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius tridens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
synonymjuniornew
Phrynelox tridens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius tigris (Poey, 1852)
synonymjuniornew
Phrynelox tigris (Poey, 1852)
synonymjuniornew
Antennarius pinniceps Bleeker, 1856
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Antennarius lacepedii Bleeker, 1856
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius melas Bleeker, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Phrynelox melas (Bleeker, 1857)
synonymjuniornew
Saccarius lineatus Günther, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius nox Jordan, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Phrynelox nox (Jordan, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Phrynelox cunninghami (Fowler, 1941)
synonymjuniornew
Phrynelox atra Schultz, 1957
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius atra (Schultz, 1957)
synonymjuniornew
Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz, 1957
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius zebrinus (Schultz, 1957)
synonymjuniornew
Triantennaus zebrinus (Schultz, 1957)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius glauerti Whitley, 1957
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius delaisi Cadenat, 1959
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Phrynelox lochites Schultz, 1964
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius histrio (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Lophius histrio (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Antennarius commersoni (non Latreille, 1804)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius multiocellatus (non Valenciennes, 1837)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius campylacanthus (non Bleeker, 1863)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius commerson Lacepède, 1798
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius bivertex Commerson, 1798
ambiguousotheroriginal
Lophie commerson Lacepède, 1798
ambiguousotheroriginal
Lophius commerson Latreille, 1804
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Antennarius commerson (Latreille, 1804)
ambiguoushomonymnew
! Antennarius commersoni (Latreille, 1804)
ambiguoushomonymnew
! Antennarius commersonii (Latreille, 1804)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius rubrofuscus (Garrett, 1863)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiocharon goramensis (Bleeker, 1864)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius hispidus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius chironectes (non Latreille, 1804)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius commersoni (non Latreille, 1804)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius nummifer (non Cuvier, 1817)
misappliedmisappliednew
Uniantennatus horridus (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius hispidus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Chironectes hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
Antennarius sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius scaber (Cuvier, 1817)
acceptedseniornew
Chironectes scaber Cuvier, 1817
synonymseniororiginal
Phrynelox scaber (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymseniornew
Ostracion knorrii Wlbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Lophius spectrum Gronow, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Antennarius nuttingi Garman, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
! Phrynelox nuttingi (Garman, 1896)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius cubensis Borodin, 1928
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius tenebrosus (non Poey, 1852)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
acceptedseniornew
Chironectes multiocellatus Valenciennes, 1837
synonymseniororiginal
Chironectes principis Valenciennes, 1837
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes pavoninus Valenciennes, 1837
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius stellifer Barbour, 1905
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes, 1837)
acceptedseniornew
Chironectes pardalis Valenciennes, 1837
synonymseniororiginal
! Antennarius pardal (Valenciennes, 1837)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius commersoni (non Latreille, 1804)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius multiocellatus (non Valenciennes, 1837)
misappliedmisappliednew
Uniantennatus tenebrosus (non Poey, 1852)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)
acceptedseniornew
! Antennarius oligospilus Bleeker, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes maculatus Desjardins, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
Phymatophryne maculata (Desjardins, 1840)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius guentheri Bleeker, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
! Antennarius guntheri Bleeker, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius leprosus (non Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
Antennarius indicus Schultz, 1964
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Antennarius hispidus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius histrio Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Chironectes histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Pterophryne histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Pterophrynoides histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Pterophryne historio (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Lophius tumidus Osbeck, 1765
synonymotheroriginal
Chironectes tumidus (Osbeck, 1765)
ambiguousothernew
Pterophryne tumida (Osbeck, 1765)
ambiguousothernew
! Lophius tumida Osbeck, 1765
ambiguousotheroriginal
Lophius histrio marmoratus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius laevis Latreille, 1804
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius raninus Tilesius, 1809
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius raninus (Tilesius, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
Cheironectes raninus (Tilesius, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
Histrio raninus (Tilesius, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
Pterophryne ranina (Tilesius, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes variegatus Rafinesque, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Pterophryne variegatus (Rafinesque, 1814)
synonymjuniornew
Lophius gibbus Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
Chironectes gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
Histrio gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
Pterophryne gibba (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
Pterophrynoides gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
! Historio gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
! Lophius gibba Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
! Peterophryne gibbo (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius laevigatus (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymjuniornew
Lophius laevigatus (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymjuniornew
Pterophryne laevigata (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymjuniornew
Pterophryne laevigatus (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius calico Mitchill, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius geographicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius nitidus Bennett, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes nesogallicus Valenciennes, 1837
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius nesogallicus (Valenciennes, 1837)
synonymjuniornew
! Antenarius mesogallicus (Valenciennes, 1837)
synonymjuniornew
Chironectes pictus Valenciennes, 1837
synonymjuniororiginal
Histrio pictus (Valenciennes, 1837)
synonymjuniornew
Pterophryne picta (Valenciennes, 1837)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes arcticus Düben & Koren, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes barbatulus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius barbatulus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
! Chironectes barbatulatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius lioderma Bleeker, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes sonntagii Müller, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
! Chironectes sontagii Müller, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Histrio jagua Nichols, 1920
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophius pelagicus Banks, 1962
ambiguousotheroriginal
Histiophryne bigibba (non Commerson, 1798)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Antennarius hispidus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius biocellatus (non Cuvier, 1817)
misappliedmisappliednew
Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Lophius histrio ocellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Fowlerichthys radiosus (Garman, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius sarasa Tanaka, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Fowlerichthys sarasa (Tanaka, 1916)
synonymjuniornew
Antennarius ocellatus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius tridens (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
misappliedmisappliednew
Fowlerichthys avalonis (Jordan & Starks, 1907)
acceptedseniornew
Antennarius avalonis Jordan & Starks, 1907
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius commersonii (non Latreille, 1804)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius pardalis (non Valenciennes, 1837)
misappliedmisappliednew
Abantennarius duescus (Snyder, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Antennarius duescus Snyder, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Antennatus duescus (Snyder, 1904)
synonymseniornew
Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymseniornew
Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymseniornew
! Antennarius mummifer (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymseniornew
Chironectes chlorostygma Valenciennes, 1837
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius japonicus Schultz, 1964
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831)
synonymseniornew
Antennatus coccineus (Lesson, 1831)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius leucus Fowler, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius moai Allen, 1970
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius immaculatus Le Danois, 1970
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius hispidus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius nummifer (non Cuvier, 1817)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius drombus (non Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Abantennarius dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859)
synonymseniornew
! Antenarius dnorehensis Bleeker, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius altipinnis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius niveus Fowler, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius hispidus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius chironectes (non Latreille, 1804)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius commersoni (non Latreille, 1804)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennarius mummifer (non Cuvier, 1817)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennarius tagus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Abantennarius drombus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
acceptedseniornew
Antennarius drombus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius nexilis Snyder, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Abantennarius rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
acceptedseniornew
Antennarius rosaceus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
Antennatus rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
synonymseniornew
Abantennarius analis Schultz, 1957
acceptedseniororiginal
Antennarius analis (Schultz, 1957)
synonymseniornew
Antennatus analis (Schultz, 1957)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennatus bermudensis (Schultz, 1957)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Antennarius tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817)
synonymseniornew
Antennarius bigibbus Commerson, 1798
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Lophius bigibbus Latreille, 1804
ambiguousotheroriginal
Antennarius unicornis Bennett, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
Chironectes reticulatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Antennatus flagellatus Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Antennatus linearis Randall & Holcom, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Antennarius tuberosus (non Cuvier, 1817)
misappliedmisappliednew
Antennatus tuberosus (non Cuvier, 1817)
misappliedmisappliednew
Nudiantennarius subteres (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
acceptedseniornew
Antennarius sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Antennarius subteres Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
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