Scientific Name	Antennarius hispidus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	Depth	1 - 90M
Chinese	毛躄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	躄魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F228　Antennariidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	毛躄魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	五腳虎
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、South West、North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Coromandel coast, India [eastern Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Chironectes hispidus, Lophius hispidus
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.   Pietsch, T. W. etc. 1987
Specimen List	ASIZP0062160. CAS54826. NTMP1048. NTMP1407. ZMH20948. ZMH20949.
Common Name	Fishing frog; Shaggy angler; Hispid frogfish; Zebra frogfish; Shaggy anglerfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays 12; anal rays 7; pectoral rays 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 slightly short than A. striatus; it also differs from the A. striatus in having the esca oval-shaped, bearing with numerous pigmented filaments; anterior end of pterygiophore of illicium entending anteriorly beyond symohysis of upper jaw, slightly overhanging the mouth; body, and fins usually completely covered with darkly streaks on yellowish background; all caudal fin rays bifurcate.
habitats	It inhabits shallow marine bottom at rocky and coral reefs, maybe go deeper. Always mimics surrounding sponges and coral reef. Using the stalked pectoral and pelvic fins to slowly walk across the bottom. First dorsal spine highly modified into a long rod
Distribution	Widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific ocean. It occurs around Taiwan, but not as common as A. striatus.
Utility	No commercial value.