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Nudiantennarius subteres (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Deep-water frogfish
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Lingayen Gulf,. West coast of Luzon, USNM 70268 (holotype of Antennarius subteres, 4.2 cm SL). Also collected from Bataan, west of Talaga and photographed from Dauin and Dumaguete, Negros Island. In Dauin, Negros I., dark colored individuals were found most commonly on coarse sand or gravel, often within patches of green algae, in 4-20 meters while the lighter and more colorful individuals are usually found associated with small, similarly colored sponges, at somewhat greater depths, at 12-30 m (Ref. 48635, 116699).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Etymology: Nudiantennarius: Latin, nudus = naked + Latin, antemna = sensory organ; in Aristotle = horn (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Smith & Radcliffe.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 128 m (Ref. 116699).   Tropical; 18°N - 11°S, 119°E - 122°E (Ref. 57386)

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