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Allenichthys glauerti

Antennarius analis
Antennarius avalonis
Antennarius bermudensis
Antennarius biocellatus
Antennarius coccineus
Antennarius commerson
Antennarius dorehensis
Antennarius duescus
Antennarius hispidus
Antennarius indicus
Antennarius maculatus
Antennarius multiocellatus
Antennarius nummifer
Antennarius ocellatus
Antennarius pardalis
Antennarius pauciradiatus
Antennarius pictus
Antennarius radiosus
Antennarius randalli
Antennarius rosaceus
Antennarius sanguineus
Antennarius sarasa
Antennarius scriptissimus
Antennarius senegalensis
Antennarius striatus

Antennatus flagellatus
Antennatus linearis
Antennatus strigatus
Antennatus tuberosus

Echinophryne crassispina
Echinophryne mitchelli
Echinophryne reynoldsi

Histiophryne bougainvilli
Histiophryne cryptacanthus
Histiophryne psychedelica
Histiophryne sp

Histrio histrio

Kuiterichthys furcipilis

Lophiocharon hutchinsi
Lophiocharon lithinostomus
Lophiocharon trisignatus

Nudiantennarius subteres

Phyllophryne scortea

Rhycherus filamentosus
Rhycherus gloveri

Tathicarpus butleri

Ten Species - Zehn Arten

Colors - Farben

Zoogeography - Zoogeographie

Taxonomy - Systematik

Antennarius rosaceus (Rosy or Spiny-tufted frogfish) is a small frogfish and known only to a few ichthyologists.

Antennarius rosaceus ("Rosa" Anglerfisch) ist recht klein und praktisch nur Fischkundlern (Ichthyologen) bekannt.

Copyright Johanna Gawron

Copyright Graham Abbott (Beang Indonesia)

Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries. Creative Commons License
New Pediculate Fishes from the Philippine Islands and Contiguous Waters 1912

Characteristics - Antennarius rosaceus - Merkmale

Illicium and Esca:
Illicium (rod) distinctly longer than 2nd spine. Esca (lure, bait) elongate with long filaments.
Additional Characteristics:
Typical is that the second spine is very long and slender with small clusters. Dorsal spot encircled with yellow ring.
More Information:
Antennarius rosaceus (Rosy or Spiny-tufted frogfish) belongs to the Antennarius nummifer group. Link to fishbase / Pietsch & Grobecker p.170
Can be confused with:
If a frogfish is pink it is often identified as Antennarius rosaceus, even in books. Be extra careful if you can make out the long second spine with the small clusters and the dorsal spot!

Size - Antennarius rosaceus - Grösse

4cm

Colors - Antennarius rosaceus - Farben

Habitat - Antennarius rosaceus - Lebensraum

Close to coral reefs.

Range - Antennarius rosaceus - Verbreitung

West Pacific to Samoa, Red Sea (single record), Japan. Not well known.

Photos - Antennarius rosaceus - Fotos

Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennarius rosaceus - "Rosa" Anglerfisch Copyright Perry Kuo

Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennarius rosaceus - "Rosa" Anglerfisch Copyright Perry Kuo

Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennarius rosaceus - "Rosa" Anglerfisch Copyright John E. Randall, Creative Commons License

All frogfish-photos / Frogfish-photos from Zubi. Further photos of Antennarius rosaceus from the internet. 1992 this species was recorded in Japan (search for Antennarius rosaceus) (fishbase).