Antennarius striatus
Striated Frogfish
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Lophiiformes (Anglerfish)
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Antennarius
Antennarius striatus (Striated Frogfish)
Description
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Characters
Globose and slightly compressed body; skin covered with close-set bifurcate dermal spinules; illicium about as long as or longer than second cephalic dorsal spine; eye diameter 3.5% to 7.4% and illicium 13.6% to 22.7% of SL; esca with two to seven elongate, wormlike appendages; anterior end of illicial pterygiophore extends anterior to or slightly beyond symphysis of upper jaw; second cephalic dorsal spine more or less straight, 11.4% to 19% of SL; third cephalic dorsal spine curved posteriorly, 16.7% to 29.3% of SL; pectoral fin with 9 to 12 simple rays; second dorsal fin with 11 to 12 rays; anal fin rays number 6 or 7; vertebrae number 18 or 19
Beige, light yellow, orange, or dark yellowish brown to black with numerous dark streaks or elongated blotches; lighter-colored specimens have 0 to 12 darkly pigmented streaks radiating from eye and dark brown to black stripes or elongate blotches on body; black-colored specimens have tips of pectoral rays white
Distribution
New Jersey to Brazil, including Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea
Habitat Associations
Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans; depths range from the surface to 49 m
Biology
Maximum known size is 155 mm SL
Inhabit rocky and coral reefs, on rocks, sand or rubble (Ref. 9710). Found in weedy estuaries along the east coast of southern Africa (Ref. 4113). Occurring in marine or brackish waters (Ref. 57225). In the Atlantic, it is found at an average depth of 40 m (Ref. 5288). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Observed to inflate itself greatly like the puffers (Ref. 5521). Oviparous. Males have more intense coloration and extended cutaneous appendages than females (Ref. 205). Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Oviparous. Males have more intense coloration and extended cutaneous appendages than females (Ref. 205). Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-05-09. Resilience: High (Fec = 73,000).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by the combination of characters described
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial.
References
Longley and Hildebrand 1941 (as Antennarius scaber)
Baughman 1950b (as A. nuttingii)
Bohlke and Chaplin 1968 (as P. scaber)
Hoese and Moore 1977 (as P. scaber)
Uyeno et al. 1983 (as Phrynelox nuttingi and P scaber)
C. R. Robins et al. 1986 (as A. scaber)
Pietsch and Grobecker 1987
Boschung 1992
Randall, J.E. (1967) Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. Miami 5:665-847.
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
Pietsch, T.W. (1986) Antennariidae. p. 366-369. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker (1987) Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p.
Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994) Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
Randall, J.E. (1996) Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p.
Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka (2001) Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302.
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research.
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