Tuberculate Anglerfish

Q: Where can you find Tuberculate Anglerfish?

Tuberculate Anglerfish can be found in: Mariana Islands, Malaysia East, Australia North, Marshall Islands, Komodo Island, Hawaii, Vanuatu, Brunei, China, Sangeang Api, Australia, Hong Kong, Kenya, USA West, Japan South, Thailand East, Australia East, Vietnam, Seychelles, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Tanzania, Malaysia, USA, South Africa, Japan, Indonesia, Chagos Islands, Mozambique, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Tonga and Samoa, Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Kiribati, Comoros, Fiji, Thailand.

Antennatus tuberosus

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Antennatus tuberosus is a species of frogfishes.

Description

Illicium slightly longer than 2nd dorsal spine tapering to a non-filamentous simple tentacle that lacks an esca. Lacks a groove between the upper jaw and base of the illicium. Distinctive color pattern in which there is a broad dark band and marginal dark bands on the anal and caudal fins. Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8.

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: East Africa (but apparently absent north of the Chagos Archipelago) to the Philippines and the Moluccas and eastward to island groups of the Pacific Plate.

Habitat

Benthic species found in inshore coral reef. The average depth for all known captures was 11.2 m. Individuals maintained in experimental aquaria change in color from dark gray to light cream within 2 weeks. Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil'. Solitary and sometimes among hard coral branches.