Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Freckled Frogfish
Abantennarius coccineus
Freckled Frogfish
Also known as: Scarlet Frogfish
Category: Frogfishes
Scientific Name: Abantennarius coccineus
Synonyms: Antennatus coccineus, Antennarius coccineus
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Lophiiformes (Order) Anglerfishes
     └Antennariidae (Family) Frogfishes
      └Abantennarius (Genus)
       └A. coccineus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1605256🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1316901🔗

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