splitlure frogfish

Antennarius scaber

Twin wormlike lures above rough spined skin

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Tropical fish

Antennarius scaber, the splitlure frogfish or striated frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean and was previously considered to be a synonym of Antennarius striatus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Antennarius
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico; Bahamas, Greater Antilles (including Cuba, Hispanola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Cayman Is.), Virgin Is, Lesser Antilles, Western Caribbean, northern South America (region north of Amazon River mouth including Trinidad and Tobago and islands off coasts of Venezuela and Colombia) and southern South America (region south of the Amazon River mouth).

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