Tuberculated frogfish

Antennatus tuberosus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–18 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsAugust and September
How commonRare

About this species

Antennatus tuberosus, the tuberculate anglerfish, pygmy angler, pygmy frogfish or tuberculated frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This fish is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Antennatus tuberosus”, 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: 5 records
February: 13 records
March: 24 records
April: 15 records
May: 12 records
June: 10 records
July: 13 records
August: 42 records
September: 62 records
October: 10 records
November: 10 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 33 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 20 records
26–28 °C: 16 records
28–30 °C: 27 records

Names and classification

English: Tuberculated frogfish, Bandfin Frogfish, pygmy frogfish, Reticulated Frogfish, Tuberculate Anglerfish, Tuberculated Anglerfish, tuberculated frogfish

Names in 3 more languages

French: Antennaire réticulé
Japanese: Kaeruankomodoki, カエルアンコウモドキ
Simplified Chinese: 五腳虎, 網紋手躄魚

Other scientific names: Antennarius bigibbus, Antennarius tuberosus, Antennarius unicornis, Chironectes reticulatus, Chironectes tuberosus, Lophius bigibbus

Similar species

Pygmy Anglerfish
Antennatus linearis
Sargassumfish
Histrio histrio
Freckled Anglerfish
Abantennarius coccineus
Black Angler
Antennarius commerson
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
Painted angler
Antennarius pictus

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).
127 open-data records from 1817 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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