Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
- Usual depth0–57 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The warty frogfish or clown frogfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The warty frogfish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Warty frogfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 58 records
- February: 50 records
- March: 106 records
- April: 113 records
- May: 88 records
- June: 51 records
- July: 59 records
- August: 61 records
- September: 68 records
- October: 94 records
- November: 92 records
- December: 67 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–57 m · Deepest record: 57 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan Schofield · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) kfa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Warty frogfish, Clown Anglerfish, Largespotted Angler, Wartskin Angler, Wartskin Frogfish, Warty Anglerfish, warty frogfish, Warty Frogfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Clown-Anglerfisch, Warzen-Anglerfisch
- Spanish
- Ranisapo payaso
- French
- Antennaire verruqueux
- Japanese
- Kumadori-izariuo, Kumadorikaeruanko, クマドリカエルアンコウ
- Thai
- ปลากบจุด
- Simplified Chinese
- 五腳虎
Other scientific names: Antennarius guentheri, Antennarius guntheri, Antennarius oligospilos, Antennarius oligospilus, Antennarius phymatodes, Chironectes maculatus, Phymatophryne maculata
Similar species
Black AnglerAntennarius commerson
Painted anglerAntennarius pictus
Striated frogfishAntennarius striatus
- Brackish Frogfish
Antennarius biocellatus
- Shaggy angler
Antennarius hispidus
- Indian frogfish
Antennarius indicus
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).
- 120 open-data records from 1965 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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