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Identification Key Frogfishes

Western Atlantic (incl. the Caribbean) - Frogfishes with short lures

All frogfish species listed here are living in the Western Atlantic and are not striped.
For striped frogfishes living in the Western Atlantic click here.
For a overwiew of all frogfishes from this area click here.

Abantennarius nummifer lives in nearly all tropical oceans, unfortunately it lives very hidden and is found not that often. To differ it from the less common Abantennarius bermudensis you have to take a close look at the dorsal spines of the frogfish - the second dorsal spine of Abantennarius bermudensis is bent backwards and the luring apparatus has several slender filaments and dark swellings ar the base. Both frogfishes are closely related and belong to the genus Abantennarius (formerly Antennatus).

Abantennarius bermudensis (Island frogfish) - Antennarius bermudensis

		Information 6cm

Abantennarius nummifer (Spotfin frogfish)

		Information 10cm

Antennarius pauciradiatus has a membrane connecting the second and third dorsal spine.

Antennarius pauciradiatus (Dwarf frogfish)

		Information 1.5-5cm

This identification key is only for species of the subfamily Antennariinae (frogfishes, family Antennariidae, suborder Antennarioidei) which are frogfishes living in tropical and Subtropical waters.
Please take note, that this is a simplified identification key. Ichthyologists use tables with the number of dorsal, anal and pectoral rays, the length of the illicium and other distinguishing characteristics for means of identification.