Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Antennariidae

Genus: Antennarius

Species: Antennarius scaber (Cuvier, 1817)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico; Bahamas, Greater Antilles (including Cuba, Hispanola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Cayman Is.), Virgin Is, Lesser Antilles, Western Caribbean, northern South America (region north of Amazon River mouth including Trinidad and Tobago and islands off coasts of Venezuela and Colombia) and southern South America (region south of the Amazon River mouth).

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless