Abantennarius analis
A small frogfish with a rearward gill opening near the anal fin.
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The species described as Abentennarius snalis was first formally described in 1957 by Leonard Peter Schultz.[1]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassActinopterygii
- DivisionTeleostei
- OrderLophiiformes
- FamilyAntennariidae
- GenusAbantennarius
- SpeciesAbantennarius analis
Named by L. P. Schultz, 1957
Close relatives
Other species of Abantennarius with a Codexery entry.
- Abantennarius bermudensis Abantennarius bermudensis
- Abantennarius coccineus Abantennarius coccineus
- Abantennarius dorehensis Abantennarius dorehensis
- Abantennarius drombus Abantennarius drombus
- Abantennarius nummifer Abantennarius nummifer
- Abantennarius rosaceus Abantennarius rosaceus
- Abantennarius sanguineus Abantennarius sanguineus
- Side-jet frogfish Abantennarius duescus
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Abantennarius analis (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 315963 (CC BY 4.0)
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
- LC▲ this species
- NT
- VU
- EN
- CR
- EW
- EX
Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category
How big is it?
Largest length in the source, 0.08 m, next to a 1.8 m person.
Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Abantennarius analis
Biology and range
The first dorsal spine (illicium) is twice the length of the second dorsal spine, and the esca has several long filaments.[2] The Fishes of Australia account notes that females lay thousands of pelagic eggs in a buoyant gelatinous mass.[2] This frogfish, sometimes called the tailjet frogfish, has no caudal peduncle.[3][2] Forked spines densely cover the skin.[3]
What the specialist sources record
The Fishes of Australia account gives the dorsal fin formula as III, 12-13 and the anal fin as 6-7.[2] The same source describes the esca as elongate, tapering with several slender filaments and dark spherical swellings at its base.[2] The Fishes of Australia account states that the species is named analis in reference to the gill opening position near the anal-fin origin.[2] The GBIF Backbone Taxonomy lists Abantennarius analis Schultz, 1957 as a synonym within the family Antennariidae.[4]
GBIF holds 2 occurrence records for this taxon as of October 2026.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Abantennarius analis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Fishes of the World", John Wiley & Sons, 2016, p. 508–518 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Dianne J. Bray, "Antennarius analis", Fishes of Australia. facts only, no text reused. fishesofaustralia.net.au
- Wikipedia, "Abantennarius analis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dianne J. Bray, "Antennarius analis", Fishes of Australia; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Abantennarius analis (taxon key 2414603). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
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Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Abantennarius analis (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List assessment.
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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