Striate Anglerfish

Antennarius striatus

Fishing rod usually easily recognised and twice as long as the second spice ray, conspicuous bait with worm-like attachment. Black-brown stripes and rounded blotches. Closely related to A. hispidus.

Size : 22 cm

Habitat : Often on or near reef sand or muddy grounds, 3 to more than 200 m. In addition to the very variable colouration, it occurs both as a smooth and as a “hairy” variant with numerous long filaments.

Distribution : Red Sea and East Africa, to SW Japan and Solomons.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Lophiiformes

FAMILY

:

Antennariidae

GENUS

:

Antennarius

SPECIES

:

Antennarius striatus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner