Common Name : Shaggy anglerfish / Hispid anglerfish
Scientific Name : Antennarius hispidus
Maximum length : 19cm
IUCN Red List Status : Not Evaluated
White or yellow to tan brown with elongate, narrow dark bands ohn head, body and radiating from eye.
Inhabits still muddy habitats that are either deep or offshore or shallow rocky and coral reefs in 1-69m. Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil'. Minimum depth reported taken from. Solitary and often among leaf-eater debris.
From Bali Strait to Timor Sea.
Foto 1 : Photo courtesy John Turnbull
Foto 2 : Photo courtesy Frank Spies
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