Antennatus nummifer Spotfin frogfish

Antennatus nummiferis commonly referred to as Spotfin frogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3288 

AphiaID:

712504 

Scientific:

Antennatus nummifer 

German:

Rückenfleck Anglerfisch 

English:

Spotfin Frogfish 

Category:

Frogfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Antennariidae (Family) > Antennatus (Genus) > nummifer (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1817 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Arabian Sea, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Azores, Chile, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, East Africa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Egypt, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Madeira, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, South-Africa, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Canary Islands, Vanuatu 

Sea depth:

0 - 293 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.12" (13 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Living Food, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Antennatus analis
  Schwanzatemloch-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus bermudensis
  Bermuda-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus coccineus
  Sommersprossen-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus dorehensis
  Neuguinea-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus duescus
  Seitenatemloch-Anglerfisch
• Antennatus flagellatus
• 
  Antennatus linearis
  Zwerg Anglerfisch, Linien Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus nummifer
  Rückenfleck Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus rosaceus
  Rose-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus sanguineus
  Blutroter Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus strigatus
  Gebänderter Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennatus tuberosus
  Anglerfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-08-04 18:32:19 

Last edit:

2010-08-04 18:32:19 

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