Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Antennariidae

Genus: Antennatus

Species: Antennatus strigatus (Gill, 1863)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador.

Biology

Found in small recesses on rocky reefs and especially along walls. They blend almost perfectly with the background, they often take the markings of tube-worm snails or appear to be encrusting sponges (Ref. 5227). Demersal. Found between the surface to 15 m in depth; rarely until 38 m.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless