Antennatus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The fishes in this genus are found the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
| Antennatus | |
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| Antennatus tuberosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Subfamily: | Antennariinae |
| Genus: | Antennatus L. P. Schultz, 1957 |
| Type species | |
| Antennarius strigatus | |
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Taxonomy edit
Antennatus was first proposed as a genus in 1957 by the American ichthyologist Leonard Peter Schultz with Antennarius strigatus designated as the type species.[1] A. strigatus was originally described in 1863 by Theodore Gill with its type locality given as Cape San Lucas in Baja California.[2] Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Antennariinae within the family Antennariidae.[3] However, the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Antennariidae, classifying the family within the suborder Antennarioidei within the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.[4]
Etymology edit
Antennatus means “given an antenna”, an allusion to first dorsal spine being adapted into a tentacle on the snout used as a lure to attract prey.[5]
Species edit
Antennatus currently has four recognised species classified within it:[6]
- Antennatus flagellatus Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997 (Whip frogfish)
- Antennatus linearis J. E. Randall & Holcom, 2001 (Pygmy Anglerfish)
- Antennatus strigatus (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Bandtail frogfish)
- Antennatus tuberosus (G. Cuvier, 1817) (Tuberculated frogfish)
Characteristics edit
Antennatus frogfishes differ from the other genera of frogfishes in their skin being densely covered in bifurcated spinules with no naked patches on the lateral line. The illicium lacks an esca and is not adorned with spinules. The third dorsal pine is not moveable. The dorsal fin contains between 11 and 13 soft rays and the anal fin has between 6 and 8 soft rays while the pectoral fin has 9 to 12 fin rays.[7] These are small frogfishes with the largest species being A. tuberosus with a maximum published standard length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[6]
Distribution and habitat edit
Antennatusfrogfishes are found in the Indian Ocean from southeastern Africa[8] to the eastern Pacific Ocean off the western coasts of central and south America. These frogfishes are associated with rocky and coral habitats in shallow seas.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Antennariidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Antennatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Arnold, R. J.; R. G. Harcourt; and T. W. Pietsch (2014). "A new genus and species of the frogfish family Antennariidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from New South Wales, Australia, with a diagnosis and key to the genera of the Histiophryninae". Copeia. 2014 (3): 534–539. doi:10.1643/CI-13-155.
- ^ Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 508–518. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (14 November 2022). "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1): Families LOPHIIDAE, ANTENNARIIDAE, TETRABRACHIIDAE, LOPHICHTHYIDAE, BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE, CHAUNACIDAE and OGCOCEPHALIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Antennatus in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Randall, J. E. and R. R. Holcom (2001). "Antennatus linearis, a new Indo-Pacific species of frogfish (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae)". Pacific Science. 55 (2): 137–144.
- ^ Theodore W Pietsch (2022). "Order Lophiiformes". In Phillip C Heemstra; Elaine Heemstra; David A Ebert; Wouter Holleman; John E Randall (eds.). Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean (PDF). Vol. 2. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. pp. 281–307. ISBN 978-1-990951-29-9.