Antennarius biocellatus Brackishwater frogfish

Antennarius biocellatus is commonly referred to as Brackishwater frogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

9379 

AphiaID:

217844 

Scientific:

Antennarius biocellatus 

German:

Zweifleck-Anglerfisch 

English:

Brackishwater Frogfish 

Category:

Frogfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Antennariidae (Family) > Antennarius (Genus) > biocellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1817 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Guinea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Taiwan 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.51" (14 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Antennarius biocellatus
  Zweifleck-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius commerson
  Commersons Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius hispidus
  Zottiger Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius indicus
  Indischer Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius maculatus
  Warzen-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius multiocellatus
  Augenfleck-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius pardalis
  Leoparden-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius pauciradiatus
  Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius pictus
  Rundflecken-Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius randalli
  Randalls Anglerfisch
• 
  Antennarius striatus
  Streifen-Anglerfisch
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-02-24 20:39:59 

Last edit:

2016-02-24 20:39:59 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Antennarius biocellatus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Antennarius biocellatus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Antennarius biocellatus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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