TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Lophiiformes
Family Antennariidae
Genus Histrio
Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Provider:

Hsuan-Ching Ho

Synonyms：

Antenarius mesogallicus, Antennarius barbatulus, Antennarius gibbus, Antennarius inops, Antennarius laevigatus, Antennarius lioderma, Antennarius nesogallicus, Antennarius nitidus, Antennarius raninus, Cheironectes laevigatus, Cheironectes pictus vittatus, Cheironectes raninus, Chironectes arcticus, Chironectes barbatulatus, Chironectes barbatulus, Chironectes gibbus, Chironectes histrio, Chironectes laevigatus, Chironectes nesogallicus, Chironectes pictus, Chironectes sontagii, Chironectes tumidus, Chironectes variegatus, Histiophryne bigibba, Historio gibbus, Histrio jagua, Histrio pictus, Histrio raninus, Lophius calico, Lophius cocinsinensis, Lophius geographicus, Lophius gibba, Lophius gibbus, Lophius histrio, Lophius histrio marmoratus, Lophius laevigatus, Lophius laevis, Lophius pelagicus, Lophius raninus, Lophius tumida, Peterophryne gibbo, Pterophryne gibba, Pterophryne historio, Pterophryne histrio, Pterophryne laevigata, Pterophryne laevigatus, Pterophryne picta, Pterophryne ranina, Pterophryne tumida, Pterophryne variegatus, Pterophrynoides gibbus, Pterophrynoides histrio,

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；中國動物誌-鮟鱇目(蘇等, 2002)

Character:

Dorsal rays 12; anal rays 7; pectoral rays 10. Body deep, slightly compressed; mouth oblique to vertical; gill open small, behind and below pectoral-fin base; skin smooth, without dermal spinules but covered with numerous cutaneous appendages; 2 conspicuous cutaneous appendages on mid-dorsal line of snout; illicium very short, shorter than second spine; illicium naked, without dermal spinules; esca distinct; pectoral fin lobe detached from side of bosy for most of its length; pelvic fins long, longer than 25% SL; all pectoral and pelvic fin rays simple; caudal peduncle present, 7 inner caudal fin rays bifurcate; the only member habited in pelagic in floating sargassum.

Habitat:

Found near the surface, usually associated with floating objects or sargassum, they feed on fishes and shrimps that seek refuge in the floating weeds. Oviparous, eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of egg raft or veil.

Distribution:

Widely distributed in the three major oceans between about 42°N and 40°. It occurs in eastern Taiwan usually associating with floating sargassum.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

381146