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Abantennarius bermudensis

A small ambush predator of Western Atlantic reefs.

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It was first formally described as Antennarius bermudensis in 1957 by Leonard Peter Schultz.[1] Belonging to the family Antennariidae, the species Abantennarius bermudensis is a type of anglerfish.[1] Its specific epithet, bermudensis, translates to "of Bermuda," a reference to where the type specimen was collected.[2]

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassActinopterygii
  4. DivisionTeleostei
  5. OrderLophiiformes
  6. FamilyAntennariidae
  7. GenusAbantennarius
  8. SpeciesAbantennarius bermudensis

Named by (Schultz, 1957)

Close relatives

Other species of Abantennarius with a Codexery entry.

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Abantennarius bermudensis (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 1605257 (CC BY 4.0)

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC)

  1. LC▲ this species
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX
Population trend
Not held in our sources — see the assessment
Assessment published
2015

Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category

How big is it?

Size comparison: Abantennarius bermudensis and a personA 0.08 m long abantennarius bermudensis drawn to scale next to a 1.8 m tall person. Schematic shapes, not a likeness.0.08 m1.8 m

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 bermudensis

Biology and range

It is an ambush predator that uses its illicium and esca to lure smaller fishes.[3] The body of Abantennarius bermudensis is somewhat laterally compressed and nearly spherical.[4] Large eyes are positioned on the sides of a head that lacks spines.[4] An upward-pointing mouth is equipped with numerous small, pointed teeth.[4]

A dense layer of forked spinules gives the skin a rough texture.[4] Coloration can be yellow, tan, or brown, with brown spots and mottled patterns.[4] A distinct dark ocellus is located on the upper body, directly beneath the middle of the second dorsal fin.[4] Its range in the Western Atlantic includes Bermuda, the Bahamas, and areas around the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.[5]

This species inhabits reef environments at depths ranging from 4 to 30 meters.[5]

What the specialist sources record

The Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean account describes the belly as without conspicuous brown spots.[6] That same source notes 0-7 dark bars may radiate from the eye.[6] GBIF lists Abantennarius bermudensis as a synonym and holds 6 occurrence records for this taxon.[7] The ETYFish Project explains the genus name Abantennarius alludes to the gill opening being positioned away from the pectoral fin base.[2]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius bermudensis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Fishes of the World", John Wiley & Sons, 2016, p. 508–518 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius bermudensis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Christopher Scharpf, "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1): Families LOPHIIDAE, ANTENNARIIDAE, TETRABRACHIIDAE, LOPHICHTHYIDAE, BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE, CHAUNACIDAE and OGCOCEPHALIDAE", The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius bermudensis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McEachran, J.D., "Antennatus bermudensis", 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius bermudensis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Species: Abantennarius bermudensis, Island Frogfish", Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius bermudensis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McEachran, J.D., "Antennatus bermudensis", 2015; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Species: Abantennarius bermudensis, Island Frogfish", Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information. facts only, no text reused. biogeodb.stri.si.edu
  7. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Abantennarius bermudensis (taxon key 11996159). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Abantennarius bermudensis (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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