Antennarius

Antennarius
Commerson's frogfish (A. commerson)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Subfamily: Antennariinae
Genus: Antennarius
Daudin, 1816
Type species
Lophius chironectes
Latreille, 1804
Species

see text.

Synonyms
  • Antennarius Cuvier (ex Commerson), 1816
  • Chironectes Cuvier, 1817
  • Phrynelox Whitley, 1931
  • Phymatophryne Le Danois, 1964
  • Saccarius Günther, 1861
  • Triantennatus Schultz, 1957
  • Uniantennatus Schultz, 1957

Antennarius is a genus of anglerfish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in warmer parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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