Antennatus strigatus Bandtail frogfish

Antennatus strigatus is commonly referred to as Bandtail frogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

8617 

AphiaID:

279164 

Scientific:

Antennatus strigatus 

German:

Gebänderter Anglerfisch 

English:

Bandtail Frogfish 

Category:

Paddfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Antennariidae (Family) > Antennatus (Genus) > strigatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gill, ), 1863 

Occurrence:

El Salvador, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama 

Sea depth:

0 - 38 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Antennatus coccineus
• Antennatus flagellatus
• 
  Antennatus linearis
  Zwerg Anglerfisch, Linien Anglerfisch
• Antennatus sanguineus
• 
  Antennatus strigatus
  Gebänderter Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus tuberosus
  Anglerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-08-01 13:10:27 

Last edit:

2015-08-01 13:10:27 

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