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Allenichthys glauerti

Antennarius biocellatus
Antennarius commerson
Antennarius hispidus
Antennarius indicus
Antennarius maculatus
Antennarius multiocellatus
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Antennatus analis
Antennatus bermudensis
Antennatus coccineus
Antennatus dorehensis
Antennatus duescus
Antennatus flagellatus
Antennatus linearis
Antennatus nummifer
Antennatus rosaceus
Antennatus sanguineus
Antennatus strigatus
Antennatus tuberosus
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Echinophryne crassispina
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Kuiterichthys furcipilis

Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp.

Lophiocharon hutchinsi
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Phyllophryne scortea

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Tathicarpus butleri

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

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

Copyright Johanna Gawron

Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch
Copyright Teresa Zubi

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

Characteristics - Antennatus 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:
Antennatus rosaceus (formerly Antennarius rosaceus) or Spiny-tufted Frogfish belongs to the genus Antennatus. Link to fishbase / Pietsch & Grobecker p.170 / new nomenclature Arnold, Pietsch 2012
Can be confused with:
If a frogfish is pink it is often identified as Antennatus rosaceus (formerly 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 - Antennatus rosaceus - Grösse

4cm

Colors - Antennatus rosaceus - Farben

Habitat - Antennatus rosaceus - Lebensraum

Close to coral reefs.

Range - Antennatus rosaceus - Verbreitung

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

Photos - Antennatus rosaceus - Fotos

Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright John E. Randall, Creative Commons License	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Rick Winterbottom, License FishWise Professional	Probably Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Wahrscheinlich Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Jean-Luis Allaman
Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi
Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Graham Abbott (Beang Indonesia)	detail of the second dorsal spine (name of "Spiny-tufted" Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Detail des zweiten Stachelstrahls (sihe englischer Name "Spiny-tufted" Frogfish) Copyright Teresa Zubi	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi
Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Perry Kuo	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Perry Kuo	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Brian Mayes
Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Brenda Blackburn	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Brenda Blackburn	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch
Tiny Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Kleiner Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Ülar Tikk	Tiny Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Kleiner Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Ülar Tikk	Tiny Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Kleiner Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Ülar Tikk
two Rosy frogfish (perhaps male and female) - Antennatus rosaceus - Zwei Rosa Anglerfisch (evt. Männchen und Weibchen) Copyright Teresa Zubi	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi	Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi
Probably Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Wahrscheinlich Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi	Probably Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Wahrscheinlich Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi	Probably Rosy frogfish (Spiny-tufted Frogfish) - Antennatus rosaceus - Wahrscheinlich Rosa Anglerfisch Copyright Teresa Zubi

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