Abantennarius drombus

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Freckled frogfish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Abantennarius
Species:
A. drombus
Binomial name
Abantennarius drombus
(D.S. Jordan and Evermann, 1903)
Synonyms[2]
  • Antennarius drombus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  • Antennarius nexilis Snyder, 1904

Abantennarius drombus, freckled frogfish or Hawaiian freckled frogfish, is a species of marine

Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The freckled frogfish is endemic
to the Hawaiian Islands.

Taxonomy

Abantennarius drombus was first formally

Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.[9]

Etymology

Abantennarius drombus has the genus name Abantennarius which prefixes ab, meaning "away from", onto antennarius, a fish of the family Antennaridae. This is an allusion to the gill opening being positioned away from the base of the

pectoral fin, which is typically where it is located in frogfishes. The specific name drombus was not explained and it is not known what Evermann meant by it in this fish or in the genus of Filipino gobies he used this name for.[10]

Description

Abantennarius drombus has 3 dorsal spines, 12 soft rays in the second

standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in)>[2]

Distribution and habitat

Abantennarius drombus is found in the western central Pacific Ocean where it is found off Johnston Atoll, Midway Atoll and the Hawaiian Islands. It is found in shallow waters at depths between 0 and 104 m (0 and 341 ft), typically shallower than 10 m (33 ft) on coral and rocky reefs.[1]

References

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    . Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Abnatennarius drombus" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Abantennarius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ Pietsch, T. W. and D. B. Grobecker (1987). Frogfishes of the world: Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press.
  5. ^ Williams, Jeffrey T. (1989). "Book review of: Frogfishes of the World, by T. W. Pietsch and D. B. Grobecker". National Geographic Research. 5 (3): 277–280.
  6. ^ Randall, J.E. (2007). Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i.
  7. ^ Randall, J.E. (199). Shore fishes of Hawaii. Vida, Oregon: Natural World Press.
  8. ^ Randall, J.E. (2010). Shore Fishes of Hawaii (Revised ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
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  10. ^ Christopher Scharpf (14 November 2022). "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1): Families LOPHIIDAE, ANTENNARIIDAE, TETRABRACHIIDAE, LOPHICHTHYIDAE, BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE, CHAUNACIDAE and OGCOCEPHALIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  11. ^ John P. Hoover. "HAWAIIAN FRECKED FROGFISH". hawaiisfishes.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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