Scientific Name	Antennatus coccineus			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Lesson, 1831)	Depth	1 - 75M
Chinese	細斑手躄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	躄魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F228　Antennariidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	細斑手躄魚
Max Length	13.0 cmTL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	細斑躄魚、五腳虎
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Tide Pool	Holotype Locality	Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Abantennarius neocaledoniensis, Antennarius coccineus, Antennarius drombus, Antennarius hispidus, Antennarius immaculatus, Antennarius leucus, Antennarius moai, Antennarius nexilis, Antennarius nummifer, Antennarius stigmaticus, Chironectes coccineus
Reference	1. Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2013).
Specimen List	BPBMI23297. BPBMI23418. RUSI35696. USNM00232101. USNM00232102. USNM00232103. USNM00232104. USNM00232105. USNM00232106.
Common Name	Freckled frogfish; Scarlet frogfish; Scarlet anglerfish; Freckled angler; Freckled anglerfish; Hawaiian frogfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays 12; anal rays 7; pectoral rays 10-12. Body deep, globose, slightly compressed; mouth oblique to vertical; gill open small, adjacent to or on pectoral-fin base; skin cover with close-set dermal spinules; illicium about equal to length of second dorsal spine; esca a simple unpigmented folded tissue, with appendage and filaments present; 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 dark pigmented spot weakly or absent; caudal peduncle absent; dorsal fin rays connected to the caudal fin base; last ray of pelvic fin biturate.
habitats	It inhabits shallow marine bottom at tide pools as well as lagoon and seaward reefs, among rocky and sponges, always mimics surrounding sponges and coral reef. Using the stalked pectoral and pelvic fins to slowly walk across the bottom. First dorsal spine
Distribution	Widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It occurs in the south Taiwan off Pingtong.
Utility	No commercial value.