Rosy Anglerfish

Abantennarius rosaceus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–66 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, May, and September
How commonRare

About this species

Abantennarius rosaceus, the rosy frogfish, rosy anglerfish, pink anglerfish or spiny tufted frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The rosy frogfish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 1 records
March: 3 records
April: 1 records
May: 4 records
June: 2 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 3 records
October: 2 records
November: 3 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–66 m · Deepest record: 155 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 12 records

Names and classification

English: Rosy Anglerfish, Rosy Frogfish

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Enagakaeruanko, エナガカエルアンコウ

Other scientific names: Antennarius rosaceus, Antennatus rosaceus

Similar species

Freckled Anglerfish
Abantennarius coccineus
Big-spot Angler
Abantennarius nummifer
Dwarf Frogfish
Abantennarius analis
Bandtail Frogfish
Abantennarius dorehensis
Side-Jet Frogfish
Abantennarius duescus
Sargassumfish
Histrio histrio

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
20 open-data records from 1970 to 2013.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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