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Dwarf frogfish

Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957

Status not recordedbony fish

The dwarf frogfish (Antennarius pauciradiatus) is a species in the family Antennariidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the dwarf frogfish

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 dwarf frogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf frogfish 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 dwarf frogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyAntennariidae
  6. genusAntennarius
  7. SpeciesAntennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Dwarfed frogfishEnglish
  • rozedranec trpasličíCzech
  • ranisapo enanoSpanish
  • Antennario nanoItalian
  • Peixe-sapo-anãoPortuguese
  • Pesce rana nanoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf frogfish

Other species in the same genus Antennarius.

Black angler

Antennarius commerson

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

Black angler

Antennarius pictus

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

Toadfish

Antennarius biocellatus

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf frogfish?

The dwarf frogfish (Antennarius pauciradiatus) belongs to the family Antennariidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf frogfish (Antennarius pauciradiatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antennarius-pauciradiatus

MLA

“Dwarf frogfish (Antennarius pauciradiatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antennarius-pauciradiatus.

BibTeX
@misc{antennarius_pauciradiatus_2026,
  title = {Dwarf frogfish (Antennarius pauciradiatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antennarius-pauciradiatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}