Antennatus tuberosus

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Antennatus tuberosus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Antennatus
Species:
A. tuberosus
Binomial name
Antennatus tuberosus
(Cuvier, 1817)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chironectes tuberosus Cuvier, 1817
  • Antennarius bigibbus Commerson, 1817
  • Antennarius tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817)
  • Antennarius unicornis Bennett, 1827
  • Chironectes reticulatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
  • Lophius bigibbus (Commerson, 1817)

Antennatus tuberosus, the tuberculate anglerfish, pygmy angler, pygmy frogfish or tuberculated frogfish, is a species of marine

Antennariidae
, the frogfishes. This fish is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Taxonomy

Antennatus tuberosus was first formally

Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.[4]

Etymology

Antennatus tuberosus has the genus name Antennatus is derived from “given an antenna”, an allusion to first dorsal spine being adapted into a tentacle on the snout used as a lure to attract prey. The specific name, tuberosus, means "covered with lumps or tumours", assumed to be a reference to row of bumps above the eye and along the back.[5]

Description

Antennatus tuberosus has a long

standard length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[2]

Distribution and habitat

Antennatus tuberosus is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Mozambique and Madagascar[7] east to Hawaii and the Pitcairn Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to New Caledonia and Tonga.[1] In Australia on the northern Great Barrier Reef.[6] This species is found at depths down to 73 m (240 ft) on onshore coral reefs.[2]

Biology

Antennatus tuberosus is an ambush predator that lies in wait, camouflaged in the reef and uses the illicium to lure prey within striking range of the large mouth.[6] This is a solitary species that is ofen found on the branches of branched corals, It is oviparous, the females lay eggs in ribbon-like gelatinous masses called egg rafts or veils which float.[2]

Utilisation

Antennatus tuberosus is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade.[6]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T67970238A67970962.en
    . Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Antennatus tuberosus" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Antennatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. OL 25909650M
    .
  5. ^ 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 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Bray, D.J. & Thompson, V.J. (2020). "Antennatus tuberosus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ISBN 978-1-990951-29-9
    .
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