Striated frogfish
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The striated frogfish’s lure also releases a scent that attracts fish.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Striated frogfish
- Scientific name
- Antennarius striatus
- Japanese name
- カエルアンコウ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Antennariidae
- Genus
- Antennarius
Where the name “Striated frogfish” comes from
The scientific name “striatus” comes from Latin for “line,” referring to its striped pattern.
Museums VictoriaIt can be found on rocky shores and coral reefs along the coasts of Japan and in China, Taiwan, and the Indian Ocean and western Pacific.
It uses the long rod on the tip of its head to lure small fish and shrimp, then swallows them whole when they come close.
How the Striated frogfish lives
It usually stays still like a stone on the seabed. When it detects prey, it follows the prey’s movements with its eyes. Water drawn into its mouth with prey flows out through its gills. It crawls along the seabed using hand-like pectoral fins.
串本海中公園Florida MuseumBasic data
- Diet
- Small fish, shrimp and other prey
- Range
- Indo-West Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, and elsewhere
Where the Striated frogfish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- カエルアンコウ
- 简体中文
- 条纹躄鱼
- 繁體中文
- 條紋躄魚
- 한국어
- 빨간씬벵이
- Español
- Pejesapo rayado
- Français
- Antennaire strié
- Deutsch
- Gestreifter Anglerfisch
- Português (Brasil)
- Peixe-sapo-peludo
- Italiano
- Pesce rana striato
- ไทย
- ปลากบลาย
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — カエルアンコウChecked: 2026-11-04
- Florida Museum — Striated FrogfishChecked: 2026-11-07
- 串本海中公園 — カエルアンコウChecked: 2026-11-07
- Museums Victoria — Striate Anglerfish, Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794)Checked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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