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Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier, 1817)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Usually features one or two ocelli on the soft dorsal fin. Length to 14 cm (Ref. 48635).

Common Names

  • Brakvandstudsefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Brackish water anglerfish , English , Indonesia
  • Brackish-water anglerfish , English , Australia
  • Brackish-water frogfish , English , USA
  • Brackishwater frogfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Fishing frog , English , USA
  • Toadfish , English , USA
  • 双斑躄鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 背眼躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 背眼躄鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 雙斑躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 雙斑躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Lophiiformes

    Family: Antennariidae

    Genus: Antennarius

    Species: Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier, 1817)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Pacific: Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomons, the Philippines and Taiwan. Reported from Palau (Ref. 2847).

    • Biology

    Unusual among antennariids in often occupying brackish or even totally freshwater habitats. Most specimens were taken at 10 m depth or less. Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).

    Habitat

    brackish