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Zebra angler

Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

The zebra angler (Antennarius hispidus) is a species in the family Antennariidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the zebra angler

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 zebra angler live?

Not recorded

Is the zebra angler 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 zebra angler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyAntennariidae
  6. genusAntennarius
  7. SpeciesAntennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Synonyms Chironectes hispidus, Lophius hispidus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Hispid frogfishEnglish
  • Shaggy anglerEnglish
  • Shaggy anglerfishEnglish
  • Zebra anglerfishEnglish
  • Zebra frogfishEnglish
  • rozedranec drsnýCzech
  • Zottiger AnglerfischGerman
  • Antennario irsutoItalian
  • ボンボリカエルアンコウJapanese
  • LepuMalay
  • Peixe-sapo-hispidoPortuguese
  • Косматая бородавчатая рыба-клоунRussian
  • ปลากบลายThai
  • 五腳虎Chinese
  • Antennario ispidoItalian
  • Pesce rana irsutoItalian
  • Pesce rana ispidoItalian
  • ปลาล่อเหยื่อThai
  • 毛躄魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zebra angler

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

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the zebra angler?

The zebra angler (Antennarius hispidus) 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). Zebra angler (Antennarius hispidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-angler

MLA

“Zebra angler (Antennarius hispidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-angler.

BibTeX
@misc{zebra_angler_2026,
  title = {Zebra angler (Antennarius hispidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-angler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}