ANTENNARIIDAE


Antennarius nummifer, 6.2 cm SL
(photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin)


Antennarius nummifer
(Cuvier, 1817)
Spotfin Frogfish

D I + I + I, 12-13; A 7-8; P1 10-11; P2 I, 5; C 9.

Body globose, compressed. Gill opening below pectoral-fin base. First dorsal-fin spine with a fleshy tentacle; base of the spine behind upper jaw symphysis; second spine without membrane posteriorly; illicium short, subequal in length to second dorsalfin spine. Posterior end of dorsal fin not broadly connected by membrane to caudal peduncle. Pectoral-fin rays unbranched. Color: body red, pink, orange, yellow, tan, or brown, with a large black spot at dorsal-fin base. Size: maximum length 13 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific, from east coast of Africa east to the Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands, and also from islands of the eastern Atlantic. Remarks: usually found on reefs in shallow waters to a depth of 293 m.