Antennarius pardalis
species of fish
Antennarius pardalis, the leopard frogfish or peixe pescador, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Taxonomy
Antennarius pardalis was first formally described as Chironectes pardalis in 1837 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its type locality given as Gorée in Senegal. Within the genus Antennarius the leopard frogfish belongs to the pictus species group. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Antennarius in the family Antennariidae within the suborder Antennarioidei within the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.
Etymology
Antennarius pardalis has the genus name Antennarius which suffixes -ius to antenna, an allusion to first dorsal spine being adapted into a tentacle on the snout used as a lure to attract prey. The specific name pardalis means "leopard-like", a reference to the black spots and ocelli on the red body.
Description
Antennarius pardalis has the globose, short body covered in rough skin with closely set spinules typical of the genus Antennarius. The lobe of the pectoral fin has a broad connection to the body with pelvic fins are short, less than a quarter of the standard length. The illicium is long, roughly double the length of the second dorsal spine.
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