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The striated frogfish has the genus name Antennarius (which adds ius after antenna), an allusion to its first dorsal spine being adapted into a tentacle on the snout used as a lure to attract prey. The specific name striatus (meaning "striped" or "streaked") refers to the numerous black streaks on the body of this fish.
Antennarius scaber, the splitlure frogfish or striated frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean and was previously considered to be a synonym of Antennarius striatus .
A striated frogfish, with upturned mouth, very distinct spinules, and esca in the form of a white worm A frogfish in Mactan, Philippines Frogfishes have a stocky appearance, atypical of fish. Ranging from 2.5–38 cm (0.98–14.96 in) long, their plump, high-backed, unstreamlined body is scaleless and bare, often covered with bumpy, bifurcated ...
Brackish-water frogfish: Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomons, the Philippines and Taiwan. Antennarius commerson Lacépède, 1798: Commerson's frogfish: Red Sea and South Africa to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe and the Society islands Antennarius hispidus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801: Shaggy ...
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If the prey – even one slightly larger than the frogfish – is close enough, the frogfish will enlarge its mouth and use suction feeding to swallow its prey in a matter of milliseconds. [17] [19] The frogfish will eat a wide variety of prey and is unselective when it comes to their diet. They have even been found to eat their own kind.
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Linophrynidae: Haplophryne mollis female anglerfish with males attached Antennariidae: striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus. Some anglerfish, like those of the Ceratiidae, or sea devils, employ an unusual mating method. [34] Because individuals are locally rare, encounters are also very rare. Therefore, finding a mate is problematic.