Scientific Name	Antennarius maculatus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Desjardins, 1840)	Depth	1 - 11M
Chinese	大斑躄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	躄魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F228　Antennariidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	大斑躄魚
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	五腳虎
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Antennarius guentheri, Antennarius guntheri, Antennarius leprosus, Antennarius oligospilos, Antennarius oligospilus, Antennarius phymatodes, Chironectes maculatus, Phymatophryne maculata
Reference	Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987. Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p.   Desjardins, J. 1840 Pietsch, T. W. etc. 1987
Specimen List
Common Name	Largespotted angler; Wartskin frogfish; Warty frogfish; Clown anglerfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body deep, globose, slightly compressed; mouth oblique to vertical; gill open small, behind and below pectoral-fin base;head, body, and fins covered with numerous wart-like swellings; illicium elongated, about twice length of second spine; esca simple with a pennant-like flap; anterior end of pterygiophore posterior to symphysis of upper jaw; membrane of second dorsal spine devoid of dermal spinules, and extending cross area between second and third dorsal spine; body lemon yellow in color with reddish-brown variable size spots and some irregularly shaped of brawn patches; darkly pigmented spot never present on belly; caudal peduncle present; all pectoral fin rays simple.
habitats	It inhabits shallow marine bottom at rocky and coral reefs. Adults are usually with sponges while juveniles openly on reefs looking like nudibranchs. Using the stalked pectoral and pelvic fins to slowly walk across the bottom. First dorsal spine highly mo
Distribution	Distributed in Indo-West Pacific Oceans. It occurs in Southern Taiwan off Pingtung.
Utility	No commercial value.