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Identification Key Frogfishes

This identification key is only for species of the subfamily Antennariinae (frogfishes, family Antennariidae, suborder Antennarioidei) which are frogfishes living in tropical and Subtropical waters.
Please take note, that this is a simplified identification key. Ichthyologists use tables with the number of dorsal, anal and pectoral rays, the length of the illicium and other distinguishing characteristics for means of identification.

Question: In which geographic area have you found the frogfish?

If you can answer this question it is already much easier to find out which frogfish you have found. A lot of frogfishes are only found in a limited area.

Australien continue here

Hawaii continue here

Indian Ocean continue here

Japan and Taiwan continue here

Eastern Atlantic continue here

Eastern Pacific continue here

Red Sea continue here

Western Atlantic continue here

If not from one of the areas mentioned above the frogfish should live in the

Indopacific continue here

Or... no idea where from continue here