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Allenichthys glauerti

Antennarius biocellatus
Antennarius commerson
Antennarius hispidus
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Abantennarius analis
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Antennatus sp.

Echinophryne crassispina
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Fowlerichthys avalonis
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Antennarius biocellatus

(Cuvier, 1817)

Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch

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Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water or Twinspot Frogfish) lives in brackish water, a habitat seldom visited by divers. This is probably the reason it is not very well known.

Antennarius biocellatus (Brackwasser Anglerfisch) lebt im Brackwasser, einem Lebensraum, der eher selten von Tauchern besucht wird. Aus diesem Grund ist er auch eher unbekannt.

Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)

Antennarius biocellatus with the typical yellow rimmed ocellus (above) and the bushy esca (below).
Antennarius biocellatus mit typischem gelb umrandetem Ocellus (oben) und der buschigen Esca (unten).
Copyright Johanna Gawron (Bali, Indonesia)

Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)

Interesting the red area around the lure that probably also attracts the attention of possible prey.
Interessant die rote Stelle rund um die Angel, welche wohl auch zum Anlocken der Beute nützlich ist.
Copyright Johanna Gawron (Bali, Indonesia)

Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)

Copyright Christian Dauer (Website) Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia

Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)

Black specimen from Sail Rock in Gulf of Thailand, lure well visible and amazing red eyes - Copyright Arto Järvenpää - Schwarzes Exemplar vom Sail Rock im Golf von Thailand. Köder gut sichtbar und mit interessanten roten Augen.

Characteristics - Antennarius biocellatus - Merkmale

Antennarius biocellatus - Brackish-Water frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish)

Illicium and Esca:
Illicium (rod) shorter than 2nd spine. Esca (lure, bait) small.
Additional Characteristics:
Second spine not connected with membrane to the head. Black basidorsal ocellus surrounded by a narrow pale yellow, black-edged ring. High back and flatish body profile. Dark streaks from eye.
More Information:
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water or Twinspot Frogfish) belongs to the Antennarius biocellatus group which consists of this single species. Link to fishbase / Pietsch & Grobecker p.174
Can be confused with:
I think it can be confused with the Lembeh frogfish

Illicium und Esca:
Illicium (Angel, Rute) etwas kürzer als 2. Stachelstrahl. Esca (Köder) klein.
Weitere Merkmale:
Zweiter Flossenstrahl nicht mit Membrane mit Kopf verbunden. Ein dunkler Augenfleck mit einem schmalen hellgelben und einem zweiten dunklen Ring. Dunkle Streifen vom Auge aus.
Zusatzinformationen:
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackwasser Anglerfisch) gehört zur Antennarius biocellatus Gruppe, diese enthält nur diese eine Art. Link zu fishbase (englisch) / Pietsch & Grobecker S. 174
Wird verwechselt mit:
Ich denke, er kann mit dem Lembeh Anglerfisch verwechselt werden.

Size - Antennarius biocellatus - Grösse

12-14cm

Colors - Antennarius biocellatus - Farben

Habitat - Antennarius biocellatus - Lebensraum

Brackish water, sometimes even freshwater, mangrove swamps. Mostly in shallow water.
Brackwasser, manchmal sogar Süsswasser, Mangroven Wälder. Eher seichtes Wasser.

Range - Antennarius biocellatus - Verbreitung

Range - Verbreitung Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)

Southwest Japan (Allen, Steene, Humann, Deloach), Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands (= Southeast Asia). Rarely found, cryptic.

Südwest Japan (Allen, Steene, Humann, Deloach), Taiwan, Philippinen, Indonesien, Papua-Neuguinea, Solomonen (= Südost-Asien). Wird selten gefunden, lebt versteckt.

Photos - Antennarius biocellatus - Fotos

Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Christian Dauer
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Christian Dauer
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Christian Dauer
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Christian Dauer
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Christian Dauer
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Detail of the lure - Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Detail des Köders vomBrackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Christian Dauer
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Niki Weidinger
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Niki Weidinger
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Niki Weidinger
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Dan Olson
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Dan Olson
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Dan Olson
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Dan Olson
Antennarius biocellatus Video by Laurent Auer
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Probably Antennarius biocellatus - wahrscheinlich Antennarius biocellatus
Copyright Graham Abbott (Kalabahi Bay, Alor, Indonesia)
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Daniel Strassen
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Daniel Strassen
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Daniel Strassen
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Arto Järvenpää
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Arto Järvenpää
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Arto Järvenpää
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Heinz Weigel
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
Copyright Volker Mattke
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Lure of the Brackish-Water Frogfish - Antennarius biocellatus - Angel des Brackwasser Anglerfisches
Copyright Volker Mattke
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
detail of the Ocellus - Detail des Ocellus
Antennarius biocellatus (Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Brackwasser Anglerfisch)
Brackish-Water Frogfish (Twinspot Frogfish) - Antennarius biocellatus - Brackwasser Anglerfisch
detail of the Ocellus - Detail des Ocellus
 

Photos of Antennarius biocellatus: specimen in Japan / From Aquarium 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9

All frogfish-photos / Frogfish-photos from Zubi. Further photos of Antennarius biocellatus from the internet

Fotos von Antennarius biocellatus: Japanisches Exemplar / aus Aquarium 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9

Alle Anglerfisch-Fotos / Anglerfisch-Fotos von Zubi. Weiteres Bild von Antennarius biocellatus aus dem Internet

I identified all frogfishes (anglerfishes) to my best knowledge. Frogfishes are specially difficult to identify (see tips for identification) so mistakes are possible of course! Please write to me, if you have any questions. Latin names according to the newest scientific findings, ITIS Standard Report and Fishbase.

Ich habe alle Anglerfische nach meinen besten Kenntnissen identifiziert. Anglerfische sind jedoch speziell schwierig zu identifizieren (siehe Tipps zur Identifikation), Fehler sind deshalb natürlich möglich! Bitte schreibe mir, falls Du Fragen hast. Lateinische Bezeichnungen nach den neusten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen, ITIS Standard Report und Fishbase.


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