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Diagnostic Description

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Pair of elongate fleshy tabs near tip of 2nd dorsal spine. Only one with the illicium shorter than 2nd dorsal spine.
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Grace Tolentino Pablico
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous.
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Susan M. Luna
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Biology

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Occurs mainly near patches of reef and rock. Relatively uncommon (Ref. 9710). Smallest frogfish in the western Atlantic (Ref. 26938).
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Rainer Froese
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Importance

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fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Antennarius pauciradiatus

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Antennarius pauciradiatus,[1] commonly known as the dwarf frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is native to the Western Atlantic where it is known from Colombia, Bermuda, Belize, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Antigua, and the Atlantic coast of Florida. It occurs at a depth range of 6–73 m (20–240 ft), and it reaches 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) in total length, making it the smallest frogfish in the Western Atlantic. It is mainly seen near reefs and patches of rock, and it is considered relatively uncommon.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Antennarius pauciradiatus". FishBase.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Antennarius pauciradiatus: Brief Summary

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Antennarius pauciradiatus, commonly known as the dwarf frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is native to the Western Atlantic where it is known from Colombia, Bermuda, Belize, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Antigua, and the Atlantic coast of Florida. It occurs at a depth range of 6–73 m (20–240 ft), and it reaches 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) in total length, making it the smallest frogfish in the Western Atlantic. It is mainly seen near reefs and patches of rock, and it is considered relatively uncommon.

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