Antennatus flagellatus
Appearance
Antennatus flagellatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Antennariidae |
Genus: | Antennatus |
Species: | A. flagellatus
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Binomial name | |
Antennatus flagellatus |
Antennatus flagellatus,[1] sometimes known as the whip frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is known only from Kashiwajima Island, Kōchi, Japan, and it was described from two specimens collected from a rock ledge on a sandy slope near the island. It occurs at depths of less than 45 m (148 ft) and reaches 4.9 cm (1.9 inches) SL.[2] This species can be distinguished from other members of the genus Antennatus by its notably long illicium, which can exceed 40% of the fish's standard length.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antennatus flagellatus Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Antennatus flagellatus". FishBase.
- ^ Ohnisi, Nobuhiro; Iwata, Akihisa; Hiramatsu, Wataru (June 1997). "Antennatus flagellatus (Teleostei: Antennariidae), a new species of frogfish from southern Japan". Ichthyological Research. 44 (2–3): 213–217. Bibcode:1997IchtR..44..213O. doi:10.1007/BF02678699. S2CID 34019956 – via Springer Link.