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Abantennarius rosaceus

A small, pinkish frogfish with a shrimp-like lure.

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Abantennarius rosaceus

Lewis Radcliffe · via Wikipedia: Abantennarius rosaceus · Public domain

Abantennarius rosaceus is a small anglerfish species first formally described in 1912 as Antennarius rosaceus by Hugh McCormick Smith and Lewis Radcliffe.[1] The largest recorded standard length for this species is 5.8 cm.[2][3]

Scientific classification

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

Named by (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Close relatives

Other species of Abantennarius with a Codexery entry.

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Abantennarius rosaceus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 1592359 (CC BY 4.0)

How big is it?

Size comparison: Abantennarius rosaceus and a personA 0.06 m long abantennarius rosaceus drawn to scale next to a 1.8 m tall person. Schematic shapes, not a likeness.0.06 m1.8 m

Largest length in the source, 0.06 m, next to a 1.8 m person.

Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Abantennarius rosaceus

Biology and range

The Fishes of Australia account notes that Abantennarius rosaceus is oviparous, with females laying egg masses in gelatinous mucus ribbons called "egg rafts."[4][3] It is piscivorous, using its shrimp-like esca to attract prey within striking range.[4] The gill opening is positioned close to or on the pectoral fin base.[2] No scales are present on the body; instead, the skin is covered with spinules that are forked.[2][3]

The body usually shows a pinkish-purple coloration, featuring a dark mark near the dorsal fin's origin and a pattern of fine lines forming a network.[2][3] The second spine on the dorsal fin is slender, unbent, and narrows to a point, bearing small groups of thread-like structures.[2][3] This fish lives on reefs, found at depths ranging from the surface down to 130 m, with a typical depth range of 30 to 40 m.[4]

What the specialist sources record

The same source describes the illicium as clearly longer than the second dorsal spine.[2][3] The Fishes of Australia account notes that the pectoral fin is prehensile with an elbow-like joint.[2] GBIF holds 8 occurrence records for this taxon.[5] According to the Fishes of Australia account, the lure (esca) is long and narrow, ending in tapering filaments and a group of dark, round swellings at its base.[3]

The same source notes that this species is only occasionally collected from its natural habitat for the aquarium trade.[4] The GBIF Backbone Taxonomy treats Abantennarius rosaceus as a synonym of the original combination Antennarius rosaceus.[5]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius rosaceus" (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
  2. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius rosaceus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dianne J. Bray, "Antennarius rosaceus", Fishes of Australia; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Dianne J. Bray, "Antennarius rosaceus", Fishes of Australia. facts only, no text reused. fishesofaustralia.net.au
  4. Wikipedia, "Abantennarius rosaceus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dianne J. Bray, "Antennarius rosaceus", Fishes of Australia (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Abantennarius rosaceus (taxon key 12089965). 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 rosaceus (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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1. Who first scientifically described the Abantennarius rosaceus?

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2. To which biological order does the Abantennarius rosaceus belong?

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3. To which biological family does the Abantennarius rosaceus belong?

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