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Antennarius ocellatus
(Bloch + Schneider, 1801)
Ocellated Frogfish - Ocellus Anglerfisch, Ozellen-Anglerfisch - Pez rana manchado, pescador ocelado
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| Antennarius ocellatus
(Ocellated frogfish) is the largest frogfish (38cm) but lives only
in the West Atlantic (Caribbean). Lives in deep water and is only
seen occasionally in shallow waters. A frogfish with very large
ocelli. |
Antennarius ocellatus
(Ocellus Anglerfisch, Ozellen-Anglerfisch) ist mit 38cm der grösste
Anglerfisch aber kommt nur im Westatlantik (Karibik) vor. Er lebt
im Tiefenwasser und wird nur hie und da in seichteren Gewässern
gesehen. Ein Anglerfisch mit sehr grossen Ocelli. |
Copyright Heidi Thoricht (Captain Heidi Tanks-A-Lot Scuba Diving) - Video
Copyright Mike Miller (Tanks-A-Lot Scuba Diving) - Video Characteristics - Antennarius ocellatus - Merkmale
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Characteristics:
3 large black ocelli, encircled by a lightly pigmented ring. Second and third dorsal spine curved posterior. Illicium and Esca: With this species the lure is not be the best character to differ from other species. Illicium (rod) equal or shorter than 2nd spine. Esca (lure, bait) with elongate fleshy filaments, in some specimen short to more than twice the lenght of the illicium in other specimens. More Information: Antennarius ocellatus (Ocellated frogfish) belongs
to the Antennarius occellatus group and is closely related to Antennarius
senegalensis. Link to fishbase
/ Pietsch
& Grobecker p.131
Can be confused with: Antennarius multiocellatus looks similar but a very long illicium and more ocelli. |
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Wichtigste
Merkmale: |
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Habitat - Antennarius ocellatus - Lebensraum |
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| Rocky and coral reefs,
rubble, sand and mud, usually more than 20m. |
Fels- und Korallenriffe, Sand, Schlamm und Geröll, meist unterhalb 20m. | ||||||||||||||||
The description of the lure for A. ocellatus states "esca a dense cluster of elongate, slender filaments" and "Filaments of esca considerably less than illicial length to more than twice illicium in largest specimens". So the filaments can be short (drawing), but often times they're fairly long (photo below).
Details of the lure with elongate fleshy filaments - Copyright Mike Miller (Tanks-A-Lot Scuba Diving) - Details der Angel mit langen Filamenten
Range - Antennarius ocellatus - Verbreitung
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| West
Atlantic. Restricted to this area. |
Westatlantik. Nur in diesem Gebiet zu finden |
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Photos - Antennarius ocellatus - Fotos |
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| All frogfish-photos / Frogfish-photos
from Zubi. Further
photos of Antennarius ocellatus from the internet. |
Alle Anglerfisch-Fotos / Anglerfisch-Fotos von Zubi. Weitere Bilder von Antennarius ocellatus aus dem Internet. |
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US Dept of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service |
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