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Warty frogfish

Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the warty 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 warty frogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the warty 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 warty frogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyAntennariidae
  6. genusAntennarius
  7. SpeciesAntennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)

Synonyms Antennarius guentheri, Antennarius guntheri, Antennarius oligospilos, Antennarius oligospilus, Antennarius phymatodes, Chironectes maculatus, Phymatophryne maculata

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Clown anglerfishEnglish
  • Largespotted anglerEnglish
  • Wartskin anglerEnglish
  • Wartskin frogfishEnglish
  • Warty anglerfishEnglish
  • 大点躄鱼Chinese
  • rozedranec červenoskvrnnýCzech
  • Marmoreret tudsefiskDanish
  • Clown-AnglerfischGerman
  • Ranisapo payasoSpanish
  • Antennaire verruqueuxFrench
  • Antennario bicoloreItalian
  • クマドリカエルアンコウJapanese
  • 무당씬벵이Korean
  • Laffe cochonMorisyen
  • Wrattige voelsprietvisDutch
  • Peixe-sapo-palhaçoPortuguese
  • Бородавчатый удильщикRussian
  • nohuTahitian
  • ปลากบจุดThai
  • 五腳虎Chinese
  • 大點躄魚Chinese
  • 瘤突躄魚Chinese
  • 瘤突躄鱼Chinese
  • Warzen-AnglerfischGerman
  • Antennario maculatoItalian
  • Antennario pagliaccioItalian
  • Pesce rana bicoloreItalian
  • Pesce rana maculatoItalian
  • Pesce rana pagliaccioItalian
  • Kumadori-izariuoJapanese
  • Laffe cinq doigtsMorisyen
  • 大斑躄魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the warty 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

Zebra angler

Antennarius hispidus

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the warty frogfish?

The warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) belongs to the family Antennariidae in the order Lophiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/warty-frogfish

MLA

“Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/warty-frogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{warty_frogfish_2026,
  title = {Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/warty-frogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}