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Taxonomic Hierarchy / Systematik

Order Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) - Ordnung Lophiiformes (Anglerfische)

English: On this page you find a list of all families of the order of Lophiiformes (anglerfishes) which includes frogfishes and deep sea anglers. All species of the family Antennariidae (frogfishes) are listed with links to a short description and some photos. Species English - Main page frogfishes - Deepsea anglerfishes
Click here for a illustration of the different goups contained in the family Antennariidae.

Deutsch: Auf dieser Seite sind alle Familien der Ordnung Lophiiformes aufgeführt, sowohl Anglerfische als auch Tiefsee-Anglerfische (mit DE für "Deutsch" bezeichnet). Zu den Arten der Familie Antennariidae besteht jeweils ein Link zu einer Kurzbeschreibung und zum Teil zu Fotos. Arten Deutsch - Startseite Anglerfische - Tiefsee-Anglerfische
Hier klicken für eine Illustration der verschiedenen Gruppen innerhalb der Familie der Antennariidae.

Overview - Übersicht

Kingdom Animalia Animal / Tiere
   Phylum Chordata Chordates / Chordatiere
      Subphylum Vertebrata Vertebrates / Wirbeltiere
         Superclass Osteichthyes Bony fishes / Knochenfische
            Class Actinopterygii Ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes / Strahlenflosser
               Subclass Neopterygii  
                  Infraclass Teleostei  
                     Superorder Paracanthopterygii  
     

                        Order

Lophiiformes

Anglerfishes / Armflossler, Anglerfischartige

     

                           Suborder

Antennarioidei

 
                              Family Antennariidae

Frogfishes / Anglerfische, Fühlerfische

                              Family Brachionichthyidae Handfishes, warty anglers - fishbase
     

                           Suborder

Lophioidei

 
                              Family Lophiidae Goosefishes, anglerfishes , monkfishes / Seeteufelähnliche - fishbase
     

                           Suborder

Ogcocephalioidei

Deepsea Anglerfishes / Tiefsee-Angler
                              Superfamily     Ceratioidea  
                                 Family Caulophrynidae Fanfins / DE - fishbase
                                 Family Centrophrynidae Deep-sea anglerfishes / Tiefsee-Angler - fishbase
                                 Family Ceratiidae Seadevils / Rutenangler - fishbase
                                 Family Diceratiidae Double anglers / DE - fishbase
                                 Family Gigantactinidae Whipnose anglers / DE - fishbase
                                 Family Himantolophidae Footballfishes / Peitschenangler- fishbase
                                 Family Linophrynidae Leftvents / Teufelsangler - fishbase
                                 Family Melanocetidae Black seadevils, devil-anglers / Schwarzangler, Tiefseeteufel - fishbase
                                 Family Neoceratiidae Toothed seadevils / DE - fishbase
                                 Family Oneirodidae Dreamers / DE - fishbase
                                 Family Thaumatichthyidae Wolftrap anglers / DE - fishbase
     
                              Superfamily    Chaunacioidea  
                                 Family Chaunacidae Sea toads, coffinfishes / Seekröten - fishbase
     
                              Superfamily    Ogcocephalioidea  
                                 Family Ogcocephalidae Batfishes / Seefledermäuse - fishbase

Suborder Antennarioidei

Family Antennariidae

The family of frogfish (Antennariidae =antenna bearers) comprise 12 genera.
Die Familie der Angler- oder Fühlerfische (Antennariidae =Antennen-Träger) enthält 12 Gattungen.

Family Antennariidae frogfishes
     
    Subfamily     Antennariinae  
        Genus Allenichthys - fishbase (Pietsch, 1984)
        Genus Antennarius Frogfishes, warty frogfishes / Anglerfische - fishbase (Daudin, 1816)
        Genus Antennatus - fishbase (Schultz, 1957)
        Genus Echinophryne - fishbase (McCulloch + Waite, 1918)
        Genus Histiophryne - fishbase (Gill, 1863)
        Genus Histrio Sargassum fishes / Sargasso Anglerfisch - fishbase (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813)
        Genus Kuiterichthys - fishbase (Pietsch, 1984)
        Genus Lophiocharon - fishbase (Whitley, 1933)
        Genus Nudiantennarius - fishbase (Schultz, 1957)
        Genus Phyllophryne - fishbase (Pietsch, 1984)
        Genus Rhycherus - fishbase (Ogilby, 1907)
        Genus Tathicarpus - fishbase (Ogilby, 1907)
     
    Subfamily Lophichthyinae  
        Genus Lophichthys - fishbase (Nelson 1984)
     
    Subfamily Tetrabrachiinae  
        Genus Tetrabrachium - fishbase (Nelson 1994)

Subfamily Antennariinae (frogfishes / Anglerfische)

Genus

Allenichthys

- fishbase (Pietsch, 1984)
      Species Allenichthys glauerti Glauert's Frogfish / Glauert Anglerfisch - fishbase (Whitley, 1944)
     

Genus

Antennarius

- fishbase (Daudin, 1816)
      Species Antennarius analis Tail-jet Frogfish / Schwanzatemloch-Anglerfisch - fishbase (Schultz, 1957)
      Species Antennarius avalonis Roughjaw Frogfish / Avalonis Anglerfisch - fishbase (Jordan + Starks, 1907)
      Species Antennarius bermudensis Island Frogfish / Bermuda Anglerfisch - fishbase (Schultz, 1957)
      Species Antennarius biocellatus Brackish Frogfish / Biocellatus Anglerfisch - fishbase (Cuvier, 1817)
      Species Antennarius coccineus Freckled Anglerfish / Sommersprossen Anglerfisch - fishbase (Lesson, 1831)
      Species Antennarius commerson Giant Frogfish / Riesen Anglerfisch - fishbase (Latreille, 1804)
      Species Antennarius dorehensis New Guinean Frogfish / Zwerg Anglerfisch- fishbase (Bleeker, 1859)
      Species Antennarius duescus Side-jet Frogfish / Seitenatemloch-Anglerfisch- fishbase (Snyder, 1904)
      Species Antennarius hispidus Hispid Frogfish / Hispid Anglerfisch - fishbase (Bloch + Schneider, 1801)
      Species Antennarius indicus Indian Frogfish / Indischer Anglerfisch - fishbase (Schultz, 1964)
      Species Antennarius maculatus Warty Frogfish / Warzen Anglerfisch - fishbase (Desjardins, 1840)
      Species Antennarius multiocellatus Longlure Frogfish / Augenfleck Anglerfisch - fishbase (Valenciennes, 1837)
      Species Antennarius nummifer Spotfin Frogfish, Coin-bearing frogfish / Rückenfleck Anglerfisch - fishbase (Cuvier, 1817)
      Species Antennarius ocellatus Ocellated Frogfish / Ocellus Anglerfisch - fishbase (Bloch + Schneider, 1801)
      Species Antennarius pardalis Leopard Frogfish / "Leoparden" Anglerfisch - fishbase  (Valenciennes, 1837)
      Species Antennarius pauciradiatus Dwarf Frogfish / Zwerg Anglerfisch- fishbase (Schultz, 1957)
      Species Antennarius pictus Painted Frogfish / Rundflecken Anglerfisch - fishbase  (Shaw, 1794)
      Species Antennarius radiosus Big-eyed Frogfish, Singlespot frogfish / "Grossaugen" Anglerfisch - fishbase (Garman, 1896)
      Species Antennarius randalli Randall's Frogfish / Randall Anglerfisch - fishbase (Allen, 1970)
      Species Antennarius rosaceus Spiny-tufted Frogfish / "Rosa" Anglerfisch - fishbase (Smith + Radcliffe, 1912)
      Species Antennarius sanguineus Bloody Frogfish / Blutroter Anglerfisch - fishbase (Gill, 1863)
      Species Antennarius sarasa junior synonym for Antennarius scriptissimus
      Species Antennarius scriptissimus Scripted Frogfish / "Gestrichelter" Anglerfisch - fishbase (Jordan, 1902)
      Species Antennarius senegalensis Senegalese Frogfish / Senegal Anglerfisch- fishbase (Cadenat, 1959)
      Species Antennarius striatus Striped Frogfish / Gestreifter Anglerfisch - fishbase (Shaw, 1794)
      Species Antennarius sp. (?) Lembeh Frogfish (undescribed species - unbeschriebene Art 2003)
      Species Antennarius sp1. (?) Sydney Frogfish (undescribed species - unbeschriebene Art 2005)
     

Genus

Antennatus

- fishbase (Schultz, 1957)
      Species Antennatus flagellatus Whip Frogfish / Peitschen-Anglerfisch - fishbase (Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997)
      Species Antennatus linearis Pygmy Frogfish / Linien-Anglerfisch - fishbase (Randall & Holcom, 2001)
      Species Antennatus strigatus Bandtail Frogfish / "Gebänderter Schwanz" Anglerfisch - fishbase (Gill, 1863)
      Species Antennatus tuberosus Tuberculated Frogfish / Tuberkel Anglerfisch - fishbase (Cuvier, 1817)
     

Genus

Echinophryne

- fishbase (McCulloch + Waite, 1918)
      Species Echinophryne crassispina Prickly Anglerfish / Stachliger Anglerfisch - fishbase (McCulloch + Waite, 1918)
      Species Echinophryne mitchellii Long-spined Anglerfish / Mitchell's Anglerfisch - fishbase (Morton, 1897)
      Species Echinophryne reynoldsi Reynolds' Frogfish, Sponge Anglerfish / Reynold's Anglerfisch - fishbase (Pietsch + Kuiter, 1984)
     

Genus

Histiophryne

- fishbase (Gill, 1863)
      Species Histiophryne bougainvilli Smooth Anglerfish / Bougainville's Anglerfisch - fishbase (Valenciennes, 1837)
      Species Histiophryne cryptacanthus Cryptic Anglerfish / Verborgener Anglerfisch- fishbase (Weber, 1913)
      Species Histiophryne psychedelica Ambon Frogfish (Pietsch 2009)
      Species Histiophryne sp Undescribed Frogfishes from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
     

Genus

Histrio

- fishbase (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813)
      Species Histrio histrio Sargassumfish / Sargasso Anglerfisch - fishbase (Linnaeus, 1758)
     

Genus

Kuiterichthys

- fishbase (Pietsch, 1984)
      Species Kuiterichthys furcipilis Rough Frogfish / "Rauer" Anglerfisch - fishbase (Cuvier, 1817)
     

Genus

Lophiocharon

- fishbase (Whitley, 1933)
      Species Lophiocharon hutchinsi Hutchins' Anglerfish / Hutchins' Anglerfisch - fishbase (Pietsch, 2004)
      Species Lophiocharon lithinostomus Marble-mouthed Frogfish / "Marmor-Maul" Anglerfisch - fishbase (Jordan + Richardson, 1908)
      Species Lophiocharon trisignatus Three-spot Frogfish / Dreifleck-Anglerfisch - fishbase (Richardson, 1844)
     

Genus

Nudiantennarius

- fishbase (Schultz, 1957)
      Species Nudiantennarius subteres Deepwater Frogfish - fishbase (Smith + Radcliffe, 1912)
     

Genus

Phyllophryne

- fishbase (Pietsch, 1984)
      Species Phyllophryne scortea Smooth Anglerfish / Tiefwasser-Anglerfisch - fishbase (McCulloch + Waite, 1918)
     

Genus

Rhycherus

- fishbase (Ogilby, 1907)
      Species Rhycherus filamentosus Tasselled Anglerfish / Quasten-Anglerfisch - fishbase (Castelnau, 1872)
      Species Rhycherus gloveri Glover's Anglerfish / Glover's Anglerfisch - fishbase (Pietsch, 1984)
     

Genus

Tathicarpus

- fishbase (Ogilby, 1907)
      Species Tathicarpus butleri Butler's Frogfish / Butler's Anglerfisch - fishbase (Ogilby, 1907)

Subfamily Lophichthyinae

  Lophichthyinae  

Genus

Lophichthys

- fishbase (Nelson 1984)
      Species Lophichthys boschmai Boschma's Frogfish - fishbase (Nelson 1984)

Subfamily Tetrabrachiinae

  Tetrabrachiinae  

Genus

Tetrabrachium

- fishbase (Nelson 1994)
      Species Tetrabrachium ocellatum Four-armed Frogfish, Humpback Anglerfish - fishbase (Paxton, 1989)

Family Brachionichthyidae

  Brachionichthyidae Handfishes, warty anglers

Genus

Brachionichthys

 
      Species Brachionichthys australis
Australian spotted Handfish - fishbase (Last, Gledhill & Holmes, 2007)
      Species Brachionichthys hirsutus Spotted Handfish - fishbase (Lacepède, 1804)
      Species Sympterichthys politus Red Handfish - fishbase (Richardson, 1844)
      Species Sympterichthys unipennis Smooth Handfish - fishbase (Cuvier, 1817)
      Species Sympterichthys verrucosus
Warty Handfish - fishbase (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

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I identified all frogfishes (anglerfishes) to my best knowledge. Frogfishes are specially difficult to identify (see tips for identification) so mistakes are possible of course! Please write to me, if you have any questions. Latin names according to the ITIS Standard Report and Fishbase.

Ich habe alle Anglerfische nach meinen besten Kenntnissen identifiziert. Anglerfische sind jedoch speziell schwierig zu identifizieren (siehe Tipps zur Identifikation), Fehler sind deshalb natürlich möglich! Bitte schreibe mir, falls Du Fragen hast. Lateinische Bezeichnungen nach ITIS Standard Report und Fishbase.


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