Abantennarius nummifer Spotfin frogfish

Abantennarius nummifer is commonly referred to as Spotfin frogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Problematisk. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3288 

AphiaID:

1605260 

Scientific:

Abantennarius nummifer 

German:

Rückenfleck Anglerfisch 

English:

Spotfin Frogfish 

Category:

Froskefisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Antennariidae (Family) > Abantennarius (Genus) > nummifer (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1817 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Arabian Sea, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Azores, Chile, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, East Africa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Egypt, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Madeira, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, South-Africa, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Canary Islands, Vanuatu 

Sea depth:

0 - 293 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.12" (13 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Living Food, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Problematisk 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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in this lexicon:

• 
  Abantennarius analis
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• 
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• 
  Abantennarius coccineus
  Sommersprossen-Anglerfisch
• 
  Abantennarius dorehensis
  Neuguinea-Anglerfisch
• 
  Abantennarius duescus
  Seiten-Atemloch-Anglerfisch
• 
  Abantennarius nummifer
  Rückenfleck Anglerfisch
• 
  Abantennarius rosaceus
  Rose-Anglerfisch
• 
  Abantennarius sanguineus
  Blutroter Anglerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-08-04 18:32:19 

Last edit:

2024-05-02 16:07:46 

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