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Pygmy anglerfish

Antennatus linearis Randall & Holcom, 2001

Status not recordedbony fish

The pygmy anglerfish (Antennatus linearis) is a species in the family Antennariidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the pygmy anglerfish

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 pygmy anglerfish live?

Not recorded

Is the pygmy anglerfish 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 pygmy anglerfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyAntennariidae
  6. genusAntennatus
  7. SpeciesAntennatus linearis Randall & Holcom, 2001
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • rozedranec linkovanýCzech
  • Antennario pigmeoItalian
  • Peixe-sapo-pigmeuPortuguese
  • Antennario lineatoItalian
  • Pesce rana lineatoItalian
  • Pesce rana pigmeoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pygmy anglerfish

Other species in the same genus Antennatus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pygmy anglerfish?

The pygmy anglerfish (Antennatus linearis) 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). Pygmy anglerfish (Antennatus linearis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pygmy-anglerfish

MLA

“Pygmy anglerfish (Antennatus linearis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pygmy-anglerfish.

BibTeX
@misc{pygmy_anglerfish_2026,
  title = {Pygmy anglerfish (Antennatus linearis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pygmy-anglerfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}