FB-69657 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69657 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Pleuronectiformes Cynoglossidae Symphurus Symphurus brachycephalus Lee & Munroe, 2021 Freckled frogfish Antennarius drombus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Antennarius nexilis Snyder, 1904 2022-04-20 2022-04-20 Mundy, B.C.0 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) Pietsch, T.W. and R.J. Arnold0 Frogfishes. Biodiversity, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore: i-xiv + 1-601. (Ref. 125554) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org/>. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69666 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-04-22 00:00:00 2022-04-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69666 This species is distinguished by the following characters: D I + I + I, 12 (rarely 13); A 7; pectoral rays 12 (sometimes 11); last pelvic ray branched; illicium is short, about as long as second dorsal spine; second dorsal spine curved, not connected to head with a membrane; dorsal and anal fins ending at base of caudal fin (no caudal peduncle); differs from coccineus in the strongly modal count of 12 pectoral rays (vs. 10 in coccineus), the esca not white (vs. white), and more small dark blotches on the body and fins (vs. lacking). Colouration: head and body usually mottled red or yellowish to reddish brown, usually with numerous small dark blotches; median and pelvic fins with dark brown to black spots (Ref. 86689). Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-Morphology-69666 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-04-22 00:00:00 2022-04-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69666 Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analsoft rays: 7 Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-Distribution-69666 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-04-22 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69666 Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands; including Johnston Atoll. Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-Size-69666 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-04-22 00:00:00 2022-04-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69666 12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 86689)) Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69666 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-04-22 00:00:00 2022-04-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69666 reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 104 m (Ref. 58302), usually ? - 10 m Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302)