Scientific Name
Antennarius multiocellatus

Common Name
Longlure frogfish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Illicium about twice as long as second dorsal spine (Ref. 26938).

Classification

Classified By

Valenciennes, 1837

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Anglerfishes (Lophiiformes)

Family

Frogfishes (Antennariidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Bermuda to the Bahamas, throughout the Caribbean, and along the coast of Central America to Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil as far south as Salvador. Antilles (Ref. 26938). Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island.

Range

19°N - 1°S, 89°W - 48°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

66 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 66 m (Ref. 9710)

Trophic Level

4.32 s.e. 0.76 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 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

Not Evaluated