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Abantennarius dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Coloration ranges from an ashy grey or light yellow to dark brown or even pitch black. On dark individuals, the median fins have pale edges. Bony part of illicium shorter than 2nd dorsal spine; esca oblong or tapering, usually directed ventrally.

Common Names

  • Balkstert-hengelaar , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • New Guinea-tudsefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Bandtail angler , English , South Africa
  • Bandtail frogfish , English , Micronesia
  • Dorei anglerfish , English , Indonesia
  • Frog fish , English , Malaysia
  • New Guinean anglerfish , English , Australia
  • New Guinean frogfish , English , Australia
  • New Guinean frogfish , English , Malaysia
  • New Guinean frogfish , English , USA
  • White-spotted frogfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Kasuri-izari-ou , Japanese , Japan
  • Kelalawar , Malay , Malaysia
  • Kertatok , Malay , Malaysia
  • Lepu , Malay , Malaysia
  • Lepu katak , Malay , Malaysia
  • 新几内亚躄鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 新幾內亞躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 駝背躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 驼背躄鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 高鰭躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 高鳍躄鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Lophiiformes

    Family: Antennariidae

    Genus: Abantennarius

    Species: Abantennarius dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: East African coast, the Aldabra Islands, Cocos-Keeling, the Ryukyu Islands, throughout the Philippines and Moluccas to New Guinea and eastward to Tahiti.

    • Biology

    Found in intertidal reef flats (Ref. 1602). Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).

    Habitat

    associated