Scientific Name
Antennarius avalonis

Common Name
Roughbar frogfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 19. Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36491).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Starks, 1907

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Anglerfishes (Lophiiformes)

Family

Frogfishes (Antennariidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Santa Catalina Island, southern California, USA to Peru.

Range

34°N - 15°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

300 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 9269), usually 0 - 95 m (Ref. 9269)

Trophic Level

4.01 s.e. 0.66 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

33.0 cm

Common Length

15.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (18 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)