Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Lophiiformes (Order)
      └Antennariidae (Family)
       └Antennarius (Genus)
        └A. pictus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Frogfishes

Painted Frogfish (Juvenile)

Painted Frogfish

Randall's Frogfish

Splitlure Frogfish

Striated Frogfish

Freckled Frogfish

Bandtail Frogfish

Spotfin Frogfish

Giant Frogfish

Warty Frogfish (Juvenile)

Warty Frogfish



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