Discover Life - Antennariidae: Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Lophiiformes
Family Antennariidae
Genus Histrio
Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Provider:

Hsuan-Ching Ho

Synonyms：

Antenarius mesogallicus , Antennarius barbatulus , Antennarius gibbus , Antennarius inops , Antennarius laevigatus , Antennarius lioderma , Antennarius nesogallicus , Antennarius nitidus , Antennarius raninus , Cheironectes laevigatus , Cheironectes pictus vittatus , Cheironectes raninus , Chironectes arcticus , Chironectes barbatulatus , Chironectes barbatulus , Chironectes gibbus , Chironectes histrio , Chironectes laevigatus , Chironectes nesogallicus , Chironectes pictus , Chironectes sontagii , Chironectes tumidus , Chironectes variegatus , Histiophryne bigibba , Historio gibbus , Histrio jagua , Histrio pictus , Histrio raninus , Lophius calico , Lophius cocinsinensis , Lophius geographicus , Lophius gibba , Lophius gibbus , Lophius histrio , Lophius histrio marmoratus , Lophius laevigatus , Lophius laevis , Lophius pelagicus , Lophius raninus , Lophius tumida , Peterophryne gibbo , Pterophryne gibba , Pterophryne historio , Pterophryne histrio , Pterophryne laevigata , Pterophryne laevigatus , Pterophryne picta , Pterophryne ranina , Pterophryne tumida , Pterophryne variegatus , Pterophrynoides gibbus , Pterophrynoides histrio ,

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；中國動物誌-鮟鱇目(蘇等, 2002)

Character:

Dorsal rays 12; anal rays 7; pectoral rays 10. Body deep, slightly compressed; mouth oblique to vertical; gill open small, behind and below pectoral-fin base; skin smooth, without dermal spinules but covered with numerous cutaneous appendages; 2 conspicuous cutaneous appendages on mid-dorsal line of snout; illicium very short, shorter than second spine; illicium naked, without dermal spinules; esca distinct; pectoral fin lobe detached from side of bosy for most of its length; pelvic fins long, longer than 25% SL; all pectoral and pelvic fin rays simple; caudal peduncle present, 7 inner caudal fin rays bifurcate; the only member habited in pelagic in floating sargassum.

Habitat:

Found near the surface, usually associated with floating objects or sargassum, they feed on fishes and shrimps that seek refuge in the floating weeds. Oviparous, eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of egg raft or veil.

Distribution:

Widely distributed in the three major oceans between about 42°N and 40°. It occurs in eastern Taiwan usually associating with floating sargassum.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

381146