Antennariidae

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Antennariidae is a family of marine anglerfishes commonly known as frogfishes, characterized by their globular bodies, camouflage abilities, and modified dorsal fin used as a fishing lure.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Antennariidae canonical 19
Antennarioidei 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (88)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName frogfish family ⓘ
frogfishes ⓘ
marine anglerfishes ⓘ
containsGenus Antennarius ⓘ
Echinophryne ⓘ
Fowlerichthys ⓘ
Histrio ⓘ
Kuiterichthys ⓘ
Nudiantennarius ⓘ
Phyllophryne ⓘ
linked to: Echinophryne

Rhycherus ⓘ
Tathicarpus ⓘ
linked to: Xenaploactis
distinguishedBy benthic reef-associated lifestyle ⓘ
extreme camouflage ⓘ
walking behavior on fins ⓘ
distinguishedFrom deep-sea anglerfishes ⓘ
distribution Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Indo-Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide ⓘ
ecologicalRole mesopredator in reef ecosystems ⓘ
reef predator ⓘ
feedingBehavior attracts prey with esca movement ⓘ
preys on crustaceans ⓘ
preys on fishes ⓘ
swallows prey whole ⓘ
uses modified dorsal fin as fishing lure ⓘ
habitat continental shelf regions ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
marine ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
sandy bottoms ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ
subtropical seas ⓘ
tropical seas ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ability to change color over time ⓘ
ability to inflate body slightly when threatened ⓘ
ability to mimic sponges or rocks ⓘ
ambush predators ⓘ
benthic lifestyle ⓘ
camouflage abilities ⓘ
cryptic behavior during day ⓘ
cryptic coloration ⓘ
cryptic resting postures ⓘ
demersal adults ⓘ
dermal spinules on skin ⓘ
expandable stomach ⓘ
gelatinous egg veils ⓘ
globular body shape ⓘ
highly distensible jaws ⓘ
highly modified pectoral fins ⓘ
highly modified pelvic fins ⓘ
large gape relative to body size ⓘ
large upturned mouth ⓘ
lure at tip of first dorsal spine ⓘ
modified first dorsal spine as fishing rod ⓘ
pelagic egg masses ⓘ
presence of illicium and esca ⓘ
rapid strike feeding mechanism ⓘ
sexual dimorphism in size ⓘ
short larval stage ⓘ
short tail ⓘ
short, stocky body ⓘ
sit-and-wait hunting strategy ⓘ
slow swimmers ⓘ
small body size relative to many other anglerfishes ⓘ
small gill openings ⓘ
use of pectoral fins for walking on substrate ⓘ
use of pelvic fins for support on substrate ⓘ
variable coloration ⓘ
variable lure morphology among genera ⓘ
wart-like skin protuberances ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter genus Antennarius ⓘ
order Lophiiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Lophiiformes ⓘ
reproduction external fertilization ⓘ
no parental care after spawning ⓘ
pelagic eggs in ribbon-like masses ⓘ
short courtship period ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Theodore Gill ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lophiiformes → notableFamily → Antennariidae ⓘ
Ogcocephalidae → relatedTo → Antennariidae ⓘ
Histrio → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Histrio histrio → family → Antennariidae ⓘ
Antennarius → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Antennarius → family → Antennariidae ⓘ
Histrio → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Histrio → family → Antennariidae ⓘ
Histrio → belongsTo → Antennariidae ⓘ
Nudiantennarius → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Nudiantennarius → family → Antennariidae ⓘ
Rhycherus → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Rhycherus → family → Antennariidae ⓘ
Echinophryne → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Echinophryne → family → Antennariidae ⓘ
Fowlerichthys → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Fowlerichthys → family → Antennariidae ⓘ
Fowlerichthys → belongsToSuborder → Antennarioidei ⓘ
linked to: Antennariidae
Kuiterichthys → parentTaxon → Antennariidae ⓘ
Kuiterichthys → family → Antennariidae ⓘ