| Antennatus duescus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Antennatus |
| Species: | A. duescus |
| Binomial name | |
| Antennatus duescus (Snyder, 1904) | |
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Antennatus duescus,[1] the side-jet frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is native to the Pacific Ocean, where it is known from the Hawaiian Islands, Indonesia, New Caledonia, and Papua New Guinea. It typically occurs at a depth range of 59 to 79 m (194 to 259 ft), although it may be found as far down as 137 m (449 ft), although it has also reportedly been collected in environments less than 30 m (98 ft) deep according to FishBase. It is a very small fish that is only known to reach 3 cm (1.2 in) SL. This species is benthic and oviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antennatus duescus (Snyder, 1904)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Antennatus duescus". FishBase.
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