Abantennarius rosaceus Rose angler fish

Abantennarius rosaceus is commonly referred to as Rose angler fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 5478
AphiaID:: 1592359

Scientific:: Abantennarius rosaceus
German:: Rose-Anglerfisch
English:: Rose Angler Fish

Category:: Frogfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Antennariidae (Family) > Abantennarius (Genus) > rosaceus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Smith & Radcliffe, ), 1912

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Indonesia, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Lord Howe Island, Marschall Islands, Moluccas, Palau, Philippines, Red Sea, Samoa, The Bangai Archipelago, Timor, Togean Islands, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 0 - 130 Meter
Size:: up to 1.77" (4.5 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Krill, Shrimps
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-18 16:54:38
Last edit:: 2025-06-30 20:18:11

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Abantennarius rosaceus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Antennarius rosaceus, also known as the rose angler fish, is quite small and little is known about him. Its distribution extends from the Red Sea, Western Pacific: Philippines east to Marshall and Samoan islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia).

Synonym:
Antennarius rosaceus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Antennatus rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) · unaccepted > superseded combination

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