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Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Etymology: Antennatus: From Latin, antenna, antemna = sensory organ, that has got antennae (Ref. 45335); linearis: Named in reference to its unique pattern of lines on the head and body.
More on authors: Randall & Holcom.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 4 - 33 m (Ref. 40786). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: currently known only from the coast of East Africa from northern Mozambique to Durban; Aldabra and the Comoro Islands in the western Indian Ocean; Molucca Islands in Indonesia and the Hawaiian Islands.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 48635)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 12 - 13; Raggi anali molli: 7; Vertebre: 18. Short caudal peduncle present; illicium lacks a distinct esca, its length 1.4-2.0 times length of second dorsal spine; second dorsal spine tapering, 10.2-13.4% SL; light brown with two sets of numerous, parallel, curving, dark brown lines, one on body extending downward and posteriorly, then curving forward on abdomen, the other on head curving upward and posteriorly from chin; large, obscure, blackish blotches sometimes present on body.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Secretive on shallow coastal reefs. Among rocky boulders or under large coral rubble pieces (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Oviparous.
Randall, J.E. and R.R. Holcom, 2001. Antennatus linearis, a new Indo-Pacific species of frogfish (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae). Pac. Sci. 55(2):137-144. (Ref. 40786)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 23.9 - 29.3, mean 27.5 °C (based on 1552 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01067 - 0.06789), b=2.96 (2.73 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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