Striated frogfish

About this species

The striated frogfish or hairy frogfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 166 records
February: 241 records
March: 237 records
April: 209 records
May: 212 records
June: 114 records
July: 66 records
August: 134 records
September: 85 records
October: 97 records
November: 182 records
December: 112 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–83 m · Deepest record: 287 m

0–10 m: 7 records
10–20 m: 42 records
20–30 m: 45 records
30–40 m: 40 records
40–50 m: 38 records
50–60 m: 118 records
60–70 m: 77 records
70–80 m: 192 records
80–90 m: 35 records
90–100 m: 26 records
100–110 m: 6 records
110+ m: 22 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C

16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 12 records
20–22 °C: 98 records
22–24 °C: 142 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 42 records
28–30 °C: 10 records

Photos

(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Striated frogfish, Blotched Anglerfish, Hairy Frogfish, Spitlure Frogfish, Striate Anglerfish, Striated Anglerfish, striated frogfish, Striped Angler, Striped Anglerfish

Names in 6 more languages

German: Gestreifter Anglerfisch
Spanish: pescador, ranisapo estriado
French: Antennaire strié
Japanese: Kaeruanko, カエルアンコウ
Thai: ปลากบลาย
Simplified Chinese: 五腳虎, 帶紋躄魚, 条纹躄鱼, 條紋躄魚, 死囝仔魚, 葡撘屎尖

Other scientific names: Antennarius atra, Antennarius cunninghami, Antennarius delaisi, Antennarius fuliginosus, Antennarius glauerti, Antennarius lacepedii, Antennarius melas, Antennarius nox, Antennarius occidentalis, Antennarius pinniceps, Antennarius straitus, Antennarius tigris, Antennarius tridens, Antennarius zebrinus, Chironectes tigris, Chironectes tricornis, Chironectes tridens, Lophius striatus, Lophius tricornis, Phrynelox atra, Phrynelox cunninghami, Phrynelox lochites, Phrynelox melas, Phrynelox nox, Phrynelox striatus, Phrynelox tigris, Phrynelox tridens, Phrynelox zebrinus, Saccarius lineatus, Triantennatus zebrinus

Similar species

Black Angler
Antennarius commerson
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
Painted angler
Antennarius pictus
Indian frogfish
Antennarius indicus
Brackish Frogfish
Antennarius biocellatus
Shaggy angler
Antennarius hispidus

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).
1,677 open-data records from 1794 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.