Antennatus dorehensis

Antennatus dorehensis,[1] commonly known as the New Guinean frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific including East Africa, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Aldabra Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, the Cocos Islands, and Tahiti. This species occurs in intertidal reef flats and reaches 14 cm (5.5 inches) in total length. It is an oviparous fish that binds its eggs in thin ribbons or large masses of gelatinous mucus known as egg "rafts" or "veils".[2]

Antennatus dorehensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Antennatus
Species:
A. dorehensis
Binomial name
Antennatus dorehensis
Bleeker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Antennarius dorehensis
  • Antenarius dnorehensis
  • Antennarius albomaculatus
  • Antennarius albomarginatus
  • Antennarius altipinnis
  • Antennarius niveus
  • Antennarius punctatissimus

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Antennatus dorehensis". FishBase.


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