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Bandtail frogfish

Antennatus strigatus (Gill, 1863)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bandtail frogfish (Antennatus strigatus) is a species in the family Antennariidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the bandtail 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 bandtail frogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the bandtail 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 bandtail frogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyAntennariidae
  6. genusAntennatus
  7. SpeciesAntennatus strigatus (Gill, 1863)

Synonyms Antennarius reticularis, Antennarius strigatus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • rozedranec ocasopásýCzech
  • ZanahoriaSpanish
  • Grenouille à queue barréeFrench
  • Peixe-sapo-de-cauda-enfaixadaPortuguese
  • Калифорнийский антеннатусRussian
  • Pez Sapo Cola de BandaSpanish
  • Ranisapo de Rabo ListadoSpanish
  • ranisapo rabo listadoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bandtail frogfish

Other species in the same genus Antennatus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bandtail frogfish?

The bandtail frogfish (Antennatus strigatus) 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). Bandtail frogfish (Antennatus strigatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandtail-frogfish

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BibTeX
@misc{bandtail_frogfish_2026,
  title = {Bandtail frogfish (Antennatus strigatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandtail-frogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}