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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Etymology: More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 9269), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 9269). Tropical; 27°N -

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Cocos and Galapagos islands (Ref. 9269), and the Desventuradas Is. (Ref. 89357).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9269)

Found on small recesses in rocky reefs and especially along walls. They blend almost perfectly with the background and appear like encrusting sponges (Ref. 5227).

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Oviparous.

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Schneider, M. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1995. Antennariidae. Ranisapos. p. 854-857. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9269)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Abantennarius sanguineus (Gill, 1863)