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Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp.
Bare Island Anglerfish (Red-footed Frogfish, Sydney Frogfish)
Bare Island Anglerfisch (Rotfuss Anglerfisch, Sydney Anglerfisch)
All frogfish-species (list / color / image) - Alle Anglerfisch-Arten (Liste / Farben / Bild)
| Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp.
means a new genus of the family Antennariidae with a new species. |
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Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp.
bedeutet eine neue Gattung der Familie Antennariidae mit einer neuen
Art. |
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| This small frogfish is known
only from the area around Bare Island in Botany Bay (New South Wales)
and is a species of frogfishes which has not been scientifically
described yet, but new molecular findings show that it is either
closely related or belongs to the genus Kuiterichthys (Pietsch,
Arnold 2012). |
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Dieser winzige Anglerfisch ist
nur von der Gegend um Bare Island in der Botany Bay (New South Wales)
bekannt und es handelt sich um eine noch unbeschriebene Art, aber
neue molekulare Untersuchungen zeigen, dass sie entweder nahe mit
der Gattung Kuiterichthys verwandt ist oder zu ihr gehört (Pietsch,
Arnold 2012). |
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Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp. Copyright Doug Anderson (Flickr), Bare Island, Australia
Two color variations (or two species?) with grey on the left
und redish on the right
I think the name "Red footed frogfish" would be appropriate
because this is the only frogfish with a red edge around its foot
Eggs hidden behind the body of the Bare Island Frogfish - Eier
hinter dem Körper des Bare Island Anglerfisches versteckt
Characteristics - Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp. - Merkmale
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| Illicium
and Esca: Illicium (rod) is as long as second dorsal spine. The esca (lure, bait) is large and oval shaped. Additional Characteristics: The second dorsal fin is thick and not connected to the head with a membrane (similar to Kuiterichthys furcipilis). Shades of gray. The fins have a red-orange margin. This anglerfish has a bumpy skin with some naked ocelli on the sides of the body. This species remains undescribed, but new molecular findings place it in (or close to) the genus Kuiterichthys (Pietsch, Arnold 2012). More Information: First mentioned as a possible undescribed frogfish species on the website of the Australian Museum. New photos show that this species lays eggs!! Variation: A similar looking frogfish sometimes found together with this species may be a color varation or a second species. This variation (or species) lacks the black ocelli and comes in shades of orange and red. |
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Illicium
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Habitat - Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp. - Lebensraum |
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| On sponges. 6-14m |
Auf Schwämmen. 6-14m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Range - Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp. - Verbreitung
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| New South Wales,
southern
Australia (Botany Bay, Sydney Harbour, Bare Island). |
New South Wales, Süd-Australien
(Botany Bay, Hafen von Sydney, Bare Insel). |
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Photos - Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp. - FotosNew photos show that this species lays eggs!! - Neue Fotos zeigen, dass diese Art Eier legt!!
Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp. Copyright Dr. Torsten Thomas, Bare Island, La Perouse, Sydney, Australia
Antennariidae gen. et nov. sp. Copyright Tomas Mitchell
Baby Anglerfish sitting very high on a brightly colored sponge,
fishing. The juvenile moves around a lot, changes his positions
all the time whereas adults tend to sit on the same spots for
longer periods of time. |
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| This angler also moves the knob-like
protrusion it has in its mouth a lot, it is like a small rod with
bait at the end and it makes quivering movements with it (observation
by Galina Della Ross). See also this text
with photos / flap of the Hispid
frogfish. |
Dieser Angler scheint auch sehr
oft den kleinen Hautfetzen, den er im Mund hat zuckend zu bewegen,
fast wie ein Köder (Beobachtungen von Galina Della Ross). Siehe
auch dieser Text
mit Fotos. / Hispid
Anglerfisch mit kleinen weissen Hautlappen |
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