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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Lophiiformes (order) » Antennariidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 210011 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817) |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-30. Occurrence locations [29] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
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| Family: | 37 210 Antennariidae (Frogfishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Spotfin Anglerfish | |
| Common Names List: | white-finger anglerfish | |
| Organism Type: | a frogfish | |
| Synonyms: | Antennarius nummifer Antennatus nummifer | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 210919
Abantennarius spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | This species has been previously placed in the genus Antennarius and then Antennatus but updated to follow Pietsch & Arnold 2020. |
| Previous Codes (if any): | 210011 |
| Record source: | Pietsch, T. W. Arnold, R. J., 2020, Frogfishes. Biodiversity, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 601pp. |