Scientific Name
Antennarius striatus  
Pronounce  
Antennarius striatus條紋躄魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Shaw, 1794) Depth 10 - 219M
Chinese 條紋躄魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 躄魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F228 Antennariidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 帶紋躄魚 
Max Length 22 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 五腳虎、葡撘屎尖(澎湖)、死囝仔魚(澎湖) 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal  Holotype Locality Tahiti, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific] 
Synonyms Antennarius atra, Antennarius campylacanthus, Antennarius commersoni, Antennarius cubensis, Antennarius cunninghami, Antennarius delaisi, Antennarius fuliginosus, Antennarius glauerti, Antennarius histrio, Antennarius lacepedii, Antennarius melas, Antennarius multiocellatus, Antennarius nox ...all 49..  
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 ASIZP0055523. ASIZP0055573. ASIZP0055578. ASIZP0055579. ASIZP0056088. ASIZP0056089. ASIZP0056090. ASIZP0056091. ASIZP0058042. ASIZP0058043. ASIZP0058044. ASIZP0058047. ASIZP0060100. ASIZP0060752. ASIZP0060905. ASIZP0061697. ASIZP0061882. ASIZP0061903. ASIZP0062161. ASIZP0062542. ASIZP0063077. ASIZP0063201. ASIZP0063625. ASIZP0064532. ASIZP0064533. ASIZP0065908. ASIZP0066465. ASIZP0067777. ASIZP0068264. ASIZP0072183. ASIZP0074289. ASIZP0074853. ASIZP0078837. ASIZP0080325. ASIZP0700089. ASIZP0800623. ASIZP0801456. ...List all 111 records... 
Barcode2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Splitlure frogfish; Striped angler; Striated frogfish; Spitlure frogfish; Black angler 
Redlist Status NL 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; skine cover with close-set dermal spinules; illicium as long as second dorsal spine; anterior end of pterygiophore of illicium entending anteriorly beyond symohysis of upper jaw, slightly overhanging the mouth; esca with 3-5 elongate, worm-like appendages; head, body, and fins usually completely covered with darkly streaks on yellowish background, some individual with 1-3 pigment spots on body and white tip of pectoral rays on dark-brown background; all caudal fin rays bifurcate.
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 Eastern Pacific. It is very common species around Taiwan. 
Utility No commercial value.