Sargassum fish

Sargassum fish
A sargassumfish in sargassum. The fish's eyes are visible in the bottom center of the image
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Subfamily: Antennariinae
Genus: Histrio
G. Fischer, 1813
Species:
H. histrio
Binomial name
Histrio histrio
Synonyms[3]

Genus

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Species

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  • Lophius histrio Linnaeus, 1758
  • Antennarius histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chironectes histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pterophryne histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pterophrynoides histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lophius tumidus Osbeck, 1765
  • Chironectes tumidus (Osbeck, 1765)
  • Pterophryne tumida (Osbeck, 1765)
  • Lophius histrio marmoratus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Lophius laevis Latreille, 1804
  • Lophius raninus Tilesius, 1809
  • Antennarius raninus (Tilesius, 1809)
  • Cheironectes raninus (Tilesius, 1809)
  • Histrio raninus (Tilesius, 1809)
  • Pterophryne ranina (Tilesius, 1809)
  • Lophius cocinsinensis Shaw, 1812
  • Chironectes variegatus Rafinesque, 1814
  • Pterophryne variegatus (Rafinesque, 1814)
  • Lophius gibbus Mitchill, 1815
  • Antennarius gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
  • Chironectes gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
  • Histrio gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
  • Pterophryne gibba (Mitchill, 1815)
  • Pterophrynoides gibbus (Mitchill, 1815)
  • Chironectes laevigatus Cuvier, 1817
  • Antennarius laevigatus (Cuvier, 1817)
  • Lophius laevigatus (Cuvier, 1817)
  • Pterophryne laevigata (Cuvier, 1817)
  • Pterophryne laevigatus (Cuvier, 1817)
  • Lophius calico Mitchill, 1818
  • Lophius geographicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Antennarius nitidus Bennett, 1827
  • Chironectes nesogallicus Valenciennes, 1837
  • Antennarius nesogallicus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Chironectes pictus Valenciennes, 1837
  • Histrio pictus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Pterophryne picta (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Cheironectes pictus vittatus Richardson, 1844
  • Chironectes arcticus Düben & Koren, 1846
  • Chironectes barbatulus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
  • Antennarius barbatulus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
  • Antennarius lioderma Bleeker, 1864
  • Chironectes sonntagii Müller, 1864
  • Antennarius inops Poey, 1881
  • Histrio jagua Nichols, 1920
  • Lophius pelagicus Banks, 1962

The sargassum fish, anglerfish, or frog fish (Histrio histrio)[4] is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes, the only species in the genus Histrio. It lives among Sargassum seaweed which floats in subtropical oceans.[5] The scientific name comes from the Latin histrio meaning a stage player or actor and refers to the fish's feeding behaviour.[6]

  1. ^ McEachran, J.D.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Histrio histrio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190183A115312798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190183A16510502.en. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2010). "Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Histrio histrio". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSIP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Ayling, Tony; Geoffrey Cox (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
  6. ^ "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, histrio". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-01-04.