Brackishwater frogfish

Antennarius biocellatus

One or two false eyes enter freshwater

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Antennarius biocellatus, the brackish water frogfish, brackish water anglerfish, freshwater frogfish twinspot frogfish or fishing frog, is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Antennarius
Maximum length: 14 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomons, the Philippines and Taiwan. Reported from Palau (Ref. 2847 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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