Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Painted Frogfish
Antennarius pictus
Painted Frogfish
Category: Frogfishes
Scientific Name: Antennarius pictus
Size: Up to 6 in. (16 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Australia, 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
      └Antennarius (Genus)
       └A. pictus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217851🔗
iNaturalist ID: 152996🔗

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