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Antennarius indicus Indian frogfish

Antennarius indicus is commonly referred to as Indian frogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
9519 
AphiaID:
217841 
Scientific:
Antennarius indicus 
German:
Indischer Anglerfisch 
English:
Indian Frogfish 
Category:
Frogfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Antennariidae (Family) > Antennarius (Genus) > indicus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Schultz, 1964 
Occurrence:
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, East Africa, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Irak, Mozambique, Red Sea, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
5 - 25 Meter 
Size:
9.06" - 9.84" (23cm - 25cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Fish (little fishes) 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-02-26 22:06:56 

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Antennarius indicus Schultz, 1964

The Indian frogfish is an uncommon species that occurs to a depth of at least 27 meters.

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. First record of Antennarius coccineus from the Gulf of Oman and second record of Antennarius indicus from the Arabian Sea coast of Oman (en). Abgerufen am 26.02.2021.
  3. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Further Documentation of the Indian Frogfish, Antennarius indicus (Teleostei: Lophiiformes), from the ROPME Sea Area; a Molecular and Morphological Approach (en). Abgerufen am 20.02.2021.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Keith Wilson, Foto: Fujairah, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
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Copyright Keith Wilson, Foto: Fujairah, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
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Copyright Keith Wilson, Foto: Fujairah, Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate
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