warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The warty frogfish or clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The warty frogfish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Warty frogfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:21:24.195966+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)
- Name authority
- (Desjardins, 1840)
- Common name
- warty frogfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Antennariidae
- Genus
- Antennarius
- 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
- genusAntennarius Daudin, 1816
- speciesAntennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Antennarius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier, 1817) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longlure frogfishAntennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antennarius randalli Allen, 1970 | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striated frogfishAntennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indian frogfishAntennarius indicus Schultz, 1964 | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes, 1837) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| painted anglerAntennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antennarius suspectus (Schwarzhans, 1980) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| dwarf frogfishAntennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957 | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shaggy anglerAntennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| splitlure frogfishAntennarius scaber (Cuvier, 1817) | AntennariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chironectes maculatus Desjardins, 1840 Desjardins, 1840 | synonym |
| Antennarius guentheri Bleeker, 1864 Bleeker, 1864 | synonym |
| Antennarius phymatodes Bleeker, 1857 Bleeker, 1857 | synonym |
| Phymatophryne maculata (Desjardins, 1840) (Desjardins, 1840) | synonym |
| Antennarius oligospilos Bleeker, 1857 Bleeker, 1857 | synonym |
| Antennarius guntheri Bleeker, 1864 Bleeker, 1864 | synonym |
| Antennarius oligospilus Bleeker, 1857 Bleeker, 1857 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217850 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.
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:679HS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.