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Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957

Description

Pair of elongate fleshy tabs near tip of 2nd dorsal spine. Only one with the illicium shorter than 2nd dorsal spine.

Common Names

  • Dværgtudsefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Dwarf Frogfish , English , Cuba
  • Dwarf frogfish , English , USA
  • Smallspot frogfish , English , Bahamas
  • 巴哈馬躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 巴哈马躄鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Ranisapo enano , Spanish , Mexico

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Lophiiformes

    Family: Antennariidae

    Genus: Antennarius

    Species: Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Atlantic: Bahamas, off Belize, Colombia, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Tortugas and off the Atlantic coast of Florida.

    • Biology

    Occurs mainly near patches of reef and rock. Relatively uncommon (Ref. 9710). Smallest frogfish in the western Atlantic (Ref. 26938).

    Habitat

    associated