Antennatus flagellatus Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Antennatus flagellatus, sometimes known as the whip frogfish, is a species of fish in the family Antennariidae. It is known only from Kashiwajima Island, Kōchi, Japan, and it was described from two specimens collected from a rock ledge on a sandy slope near the island. It occurs at depths of less than 45 m (148 ft) and reaches 4.9 cm (1.9 inches) SL. This species can be distinguished from other members of the genus Antennatus by its notably long illicium, which can exceed 40% of the fish's standard length.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Antennatus flagellatus Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997
- Name authority
- Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Antennariidae
- Genus
- Antennatus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderAntennarioidei
- familyAntennariidae Jarocki, 1822
- genusAntennatus Schultz, 1957
- speciesAntennatus flagellatus Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Antennatus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| tuberculated frogfishAntennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antennatus linearis Randall & Holcom, 2001 | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bandtail frogfishAntennatus strigatus (Gill, 1863) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ohnishi, N., Iwata, A., & Hiramatsu, W. (1997). Antennatus flagellatus (Teleostei: Antennariidae), a new species of frogfish from southern Japan. Ichthyol. Res., 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02678699 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5V9J9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.