Scientific Name	Antennarius nummifer   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Latreille, 1804)	Depth	0 - 293M
Chinese	康氏躄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	躄魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F228　Antennariidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	康氏躄魚
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢斑躄魚、眼斑躄魚、五腳虎
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；中國動物誌-鮟鱇目(蘇等, 2002)  Pietsch, T. W. etc. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List
Common Name	Ocellated fringed fishing frog; Spotfin frogfish; Spotfin angler; White-finger anglerfish; Coin-bearing frogfish; Dark-spotted frogfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays 13; anal rays 7; pectoral rays 10-11. Body deep, globose, slightly compressed; mouth oblique to vertical; gill open small, behind and below pectoral-fin base; skin cover with close-set dermal spinules; illicium about equal to length of second dorsal spine; esca simple, with unpigmented sphere of irregularly folded tissue; anterior end of pterygiophore posterior to symphysis of upper jaw; second dorsal spine free from the head; cross area between second and third dorsal spine naked; dorsal fin with a dark pigmented spot; caudal peduncle present; last ray of pelvic fin biturate.
habitats	It inhabits shallow marine bottom at rocky and coral reefs, always mimics surrounding sponges and coral reef. Always using the stalked pectoral and pelvic fins to slowly walk across the bottom. First dorsal spine highly modified into a long rod with a lur
Distribution	Widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical region of three major oceans except the Wastern Pacific. In Taiwan, it occurs in southern off Pingtung.
Utility	No commercial value.