Caribbean Reefs

Splitlure Frogfish

Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

Splitlure Frogfish

Scientific Name: Antennarius scaber

Family: Antennariidae

Category: Frogfishes

Also known as: Striated Frogfish

Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)

Depth: 30-300 ft. (10-90 m)

Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Brazil, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico

Note: Previously classified as Antennarius striatus, which is now restricted to the indo-pacific region

Frogfishes