Antennatus linearis Pygmy anglerfish

Antennatus linearis is commonly referred to as Pygmy anglerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Antennatus linearis
German:: Zwerg Anglerfisch, Linien Anglerfisch
English:: Pygmy Anglerfish

Category:: Frogfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Antennariidae (Family) > Antennatus (Genus) > linearis (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & Holcom, 2001

Occurrence:: Comores, East Africa, Hawaii, Indonesia, Mauritius, Moluccas, Mozambique, South-Africa, the Seychelles
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 4 - 33 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 7,5 cm
Temperature:: 23,9 °F - 29,3 °F (23,9°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Mysis, Schrimps
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown