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Toadfish

Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier, 1817)

Status not recordedbony fish

The toadfish (Antennarius biocellatus) is a species in the family Antennariidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the toadfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the toadfish live?

Not recorded

Is the toadfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the toadfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyAntennariidae
  6. genusAntennarius
  7. SpeciesAntennarius biocellatus (Cuvier, 1817)

Synonyms Antennarius notophthalmus, Chironectes biocellatus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Brackish frogfishEnglish
  • Brackish water anglerfishEnglish
  • Brackish-water frogfishEnglish
  • Fishing frogEnglish
  • rozedranec dvouskvrnnýCzech
  • Antennario biocellatoItalian
  • ピエロカエルアンコウJapanese
  • Peixe-sapo-de-manguePortuguese
  • ปลากบน้ำกร่อยThai
  • 五腳虎Chinese
  • Pesce rana biocellatoItalian
  • 雙斑躄魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the toadfish

Other species in the same genus Antennarius.

Black angler

Antennarius commerson

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

Black angler

Antennarius pictus

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

Zebra angler

Antennarius hispidus

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the toadfish?

The toadfish (Antennarius biocellatus) belongs to the family Antennariidae in the order Lophiiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Toadfish (Antennarius biocellatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antennarius-biocellatus

MLA

“Toadfish (Antennarius biocellatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antennarius-biocellatus.

BibTeX
@misc{antennarius_biocellatus_2026,
  title = {Toadfish (Antennarius biocellatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antennarius-biocellatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}