Common Names

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Bloody frogfish , English , Global

Sanguine frogfish , English , Mexico

Punane tundelkala , Estonian , Estonia

Grenouille saignante , French , France

加州躄魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

加州躄鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pez antenado negro , Spanish , Mexico

Pez sapo sanguíneo , Spanish , Galapagos Is.

Ranisapo sangrón , Spanish , Mexico

Ranisapo sanguineo , Spanish , Mexico

Ranisapo sanguíneo , Spanish , Spain

Zanahoria , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Antennariidae

Genus: Abantennarius

Species: Abantennarius sanguineus (Gill, 1863)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Cocos and Galapagos islands (Ref. 9269), and the Desventuradas Is. (Ref. 89357).

Biology

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Found on small recesses in rocky reefs and especially along walls. They blend almost perfectly with the background and appear like encrusting sponges (Ref. 5227).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless