>
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) >
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Eponymy: Henry Weed Fowler (1878–1965) was an American herpetologist, ornithologist, ichthyologist and artist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 80 m (Ref. 27000). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola (Ref. 7394, 57225).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7394)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais (total) : 11 - 14; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 6 - 10. Diagnosis: body short and globose; mouth large with many small, villiform teeth; skin rough, covered with bifurcate dermal spinules; pectoral-fin lobes attached to sides of body; illicium at most as long as second dorsal-fin spine; large, conspicuous ocellus below dorsal fin on either side of body (Ref. 57225).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Neritic species (Ref. 10959). Occurs in marine or brackish water (Ref. 57225).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Oviparous.
Travers, R.A., 1992. Mastacembelidae. p. 848-857. In C. Levêque, D. Paugy, and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest Tome 2. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, France, 902. (Ref. 7394)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Baixar XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.2 - 27.9, mean 25.9 °C (based on 66 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02630 (0.01029 - 0.06725), b=2.96 (2.73 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
🛈