Poissons crapauds

Antennariidae

Frogfishes

Classification
Ostéichthyen Lophiiformes Lophiidae (goosefishes) Lophius Antennariidae (frogfishes) Antennariinae Antennarius Histrio
2 s/familles / 47 espèces

Classification

Ostéichthyen

Lophiiformes

Lophiidae (goosefishes)
- Lophius
Antennariidae (frogfishes)
Antennariinae
- Antennarius
- Histrio

2 s/familles / 47 espèces

Références web
fishbase en.wikipedia frogfish myreefguide	specieslist fr.wiki tolweb en.frogfish

Références web

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specieslist

Description
morphologies plus ou moins difformes ouverture branchiale de petite taille en forme de tube 1^ère épine de la nageoire dorsale, appelée illicium ou «tige», est surmontée de l’esca ou «leurre», leur permettant d’attirer des proies vers la bouche (chasse à l'affût) chez les espèces benthiques (vivant posées sur le fond), les nageoires pectorales sont transformées en sortes de pattes charnues, permettant de bondir sur une proie ovipare; dioecism; openwater, broadcast spawners, nonguarder, no parental care usually females lay thousands of eggs embedded in a large bouyant gelatinous mass (ribbon-like) several species bear eggs attached to their body distinct larval stage
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Identification keys to Frogfishes

Genres	Etymologies	Source
Antennarius	car le leurre est semblable à une antenne	doris
Antennarius	Latin, antenna, antemna = sail yard; in Aristotle, means "horns";	fishbase



Antennarius coccineus
fishbase / aquaportail / frogfish / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Scarlet frogfish	Lesson, 1831 / NE / ITIS 164535

2008 by Teresa Zubi (via Wikimedia Commons)	2019 Sydney ©kim dinh (via INaturalist)	2016 Dauin (Ph) ©Nigel Marsh (via INaturalist)


2018 NSW (Au) ©sarah-sydneydives (via INaturalist)	2014 Brisbane (Au) ©Ian Banks (via INaturalist)	2018 NSW (Au) © stephencoutts (via INaturalist)
Indo-Pacifiq & Red Sea	Grenouille écarlate	tropical
usually yellow, red or pale tan, often with a weakly pigmented dark spot at posterior dorsal fin base; illicium about equal to the length of the 2nd dorsal spine; esca (leurre) a spherical whitish blob or it may be filamentous; last ray of pelvic fin bifurcate; caudal peduncle absent
<30m (jsq75m) / 13cm	ovipare, dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder	benthic, secretive (camouflage)
Antennarius coccineus




Antennarius commerson
fishbase / doris / souslesmers / frogfish / fishesofaustralia / reefguide	Synonymes Commerson's frogfish	Lacepède, 1798 / NE / ITIS 690357

2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Philippines ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Philippines ©mda (via INaturalist)


2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Philippines ©mda (via INaturalist)	2008 Hurghada ©Eric (via ozp/GooglePhotos)


2019 Oslob (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Philippines ©mda (via INaturalist)	2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist)


	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Cabilao (Philippines) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Anilao (Ph) by Kris Mikael Krister (via Wikimedia Commons)	2010 Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Anilao (Ph) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


2013 aquarium (Hawaii) by Wmpearl (via Wikimedia Commons)	2008 Lembeh by Steve Childs (via Wikimedia Commons)	2016 Batangas (Ph) by Manuae (via Wikimedia Commons)


2007 aquarium (Nancy) by Liné1 (via Wikimedia Commons)	2009 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons)	2008 Lembeh by Steve Childs (via Wikimedia Commons)


2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Lesley Clements (via INaturalist)	2012 Hawaii by David R (via INaturalist)	2012 Hawaii by David R (via INaturalist)


2013 Hawaii by David R (via INaturalist)	1994 Eilat (Is) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	1994 Kona (Hawaii) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


2013 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Mark Rosenstein (via INaturalist)		2012 Batangas (Ph) ©Nicolas, Bailly (via fishbase)
Indo-E&W Pacifiq & Red sea	Antennaire géant	tropical
variety of colors: yellow, orange, green, brown, and black; bony part of illicium about equal to length of the 2nd dorsal spine
1-20m (jsq 50m) / 25-30cm (jsq 45cm)	eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil'	benthic, solitary, in lagoon and seaward reefs
Antennarius commerson




Antennarius hispidus
fishbase / frogfish / fr.wiki / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Shaggy angler	Bloch & Schneider, 1801 / NE / ITIS 164547


2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


	2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2005 by Teresa Zubi (via Wikimedia Commons)	2016 aquarium (Liège) by Vassil (via Wikimedia Commons)	2009 Flores ©Nigel Marsh (via INaturalist)
Indo-WPacifiq	Antennaire moucheté	tropical
1st dorsal spine about the same length as the 2nd dorsal spine, with a large tuff of filaments; ground color of head and body light-tan with narrow blackish brown streaks; all fins with blackish-brown spots; illicium longer than next dorsal fin ray with small rounded to elongate esca
1-30m (jsq 75m) / 9-13cm	ovipare, dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder	benthiq, secretive, among sponges, hard corals or crevices in rocks
Antennarius hispidus




Antennarius maculatus
fishbase / souslesmers / doris / frogfish / fr.wiki / fishesofaustralia / nomadica	Synonymes Warty frogfish / Antennaire tacheté / Clown frogfish	Desjardins, 1840 / NE / ITIS 164538

2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2013 Nausicaa ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Nausicaa ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2016 Ambon (ID) by Karen Honeycutt (via fishbase)	2006 by Jenny Huang (via Wikimedia Commons)	aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by D Grange (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2009 Lembeh by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 by Izuzuki (via Wikimedia Commons)	2010 Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons)


2007 aquarium (Galicia-Sp) ©Drow_male (via Wikimedia Commons)	juvénile, 2015 Wakatobi (ID) by Christian Gloor (via Wikimedia Commons)	2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


2007 aquarium (D) by Christian Stamm (via Wikimedia Commons)	2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)
Indo - WPacifiq & Mer Rouge	Antennaire verruqueux	tropical
numerous prominent wart-like protuberances on its skin and a large esca that mimics a tiny fish; variable color: jaune, brun, blanc, gris, vert, marron, violet, noir, orange with scattered dark circular spots and saddles or blotches ranging from white to pink, rust-red, or red; usually with red or orange margins on all fins; juvéniles: noir à taches oranges
1-15m / 11-15cm	eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil'	solitary, frequently among algae, sponges and soft corals
Antennarius maculatus




Antennarius pictus
fishbase / souslesmers / frogfish / monaconature / doris / nomadica / mayotte-photos-plongee / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Painted frogfish	Shaw, 1794 / NE / ITIS 164540

2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2006 Bunaken (Sulawesi) by Jens Petersen (via Wikimedia Commons)	2018 Philippines by Mark Rosenstein (via INaturalist)


2012 Raja Ampat (ID) by David R (via INaturalist)		2016 Hawaii by David R (via INaturalist)


2008 Sabah (Malaysia) by Steve Childs (via Wikimedia Commons)	2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein (via INaturalist)


2014 Lembeh by Manuae (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon (via Wikimedia Commons)	2017 aquarium by Wisniowy (via Wikimedia Commons)


Ambon (ID) by Karen Honeycutt (via fishbase)	2016 Indonesia by Paul Kli (via Wikimedia Commons)	2016 Wakatobi by Christian Gloor (via Wikimedia Commons)
Indo-WCPacifiq & Red sea	Antennaire peint	tropical
color variable; has a black phase with white pectoral ray tips; bony part of illicium with numerous dark crossbands and nearly twice as long as the 2nd dorsal spine; esca an elongate tuft of flattened appendage
<16m (jsq 75m) / 21cm (jsq 30cm) usually with sponges, benthiq, on shallow sheltered reefs	eggs bound in ribbon-like mass of gelatinous mucus	benthiq, usually with sponges, on shallow sheltered reefs
Antennarius pictus




Antennarius striatus
fishbase / souslesmers / frogfish / doris / australianmuseum / monaconature / fr.wiki / floridamuseum / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Striated frogfish	Shaw, 1794 / LC / ITIS 164556

2006 Lembeh Straits (Sulawesi) by Jens Petersen (via Wikimedia Commons)	2017 NSW (Au) by John Turnbull (via INaturalist)	2006 Lembeh Straits (Sulawesi) by Jens Petersen (via Wikimedia Commons)


juvénile, 2014 Sydney by John Turnbull (via flickr)	2014 Sydney by John Turnbull (via flickr)	2016 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Richard Zerpe (via fishesofaustralia)


1995 PNG ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2012 Sydney by Karen Raubenheimer (via fishbase)	2016 Lembeh by Mehmet Aziz Başkaya (via fishbase)
circumtropical	Antennaire strié	subtropical
body short and globose; mouth large with many small, villiform teeth; skin rough, covered with bifurcate dermal spinules; pectoral-fin lobes attached to sides of body; illicium at most as long as second dorsal-fin spine; head, body and fins entirely covered with rough, parallel, dark streaks
10-40m (jsq 219m) / 25cm	eggs bound in ribbon-like mass of gelatinous mucus	benthiq, observed to inflate itself greatly like the puffers
Antennarius striatus

MàJ 13/03/2023