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Antennariidae
shaggy angler
Antennarius hispidus
Narrow brown streaks rest among fallen leaf debris
- Tropical
- Oceanic
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Marine fish
Africa
Deep-bodied
Mediumshaggy angler is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Anglerfishes
- Family
- Antennariidae
- Genus
- Antennarius
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, India, and Malaysia to the Moluccas, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Single record from Fiji. Appears to be absent from oceanic islands of the Indian Ocean.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
