Scientific Name	Antennarius biocellatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1817)	Depth	0 - 73M
Chinese	雙斑躄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	躄魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F228　Antennariidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	雙斑躄魚
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	五腳虎
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Unknown locality
Synonyms	Antennarius notophthalmus, Antennarius sp., Chironectes biocellatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鮟鱇目(蘇等, 2002)；  Burgess, W. etc. 1974 Pietsch, T. W. etc. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	Toadfish; Brackishwater frogfish; Brackish-water frogfish; Brackish-water anglerfish; Fishing frog
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays 12; anal rays 7; pectoral rays 9. Body globe; illicium slightly shorter than second dorsal spine, with dark bands; esca oval in shape, bearing with numerous short appendages; second dorsal spine free from head; cross area between second and third dorsal spine naked; anterior end of pterygiophore posterior to symphysis of upper jaw; distal 2/3 of maxilla naked; conspicuous cutaneous appendages on chin; a dark pigmented spot encircled by a lightly ring on dorsal fin base; caudal peduncle present; all anal fin rays bifurcate, all pectoral fin rays simple, the last pelvic fin ray bifurcate; bright red in color with dark-red or black markings. It had been recorded from Taiwan in Burgess & Axelrod, 1974 and Choo, 1974.
habitats	It inhabits shallow marine bottom at rocky and coral reefs, always mimics surrounding sponges and coral reef, most specimens were taken at 10 m depth or less. Always using the stalked pectoral and pelvic fins to slowly walk across the bottom. First dorsal
Distribution	Restricted to the islands in West Indian Ocean to Indonesia. Sometimes occupying brachish or freshwater environments. It is not common species occurring in Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.