Ocellated frogfish
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| Ocellated frogfish | |
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| Ocellated frogfish, Antennarius ocellatus, East Timor | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Antennarius |
| Species: | A. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Antennarius ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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The ocellated frogfish, Antennarius ocellatus, is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, found in the western Atlantic including the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea, to depths of 150 m. Its length is up to 38 cm.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Antennarius ocellatus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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