Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Antennatus strigatus
ranisapo de rabo listado, pez sapo cola de banda., pejerana bocon, Bandtail frogfish
Stout, lumpy body and head with upturned mouth. Long, translucent filament, called a lure, on central fore head. Variety of line markings, blotched and mottled color phases incluide yellow, orange, red, violet, lavender, brown. Up to 8cm
Habitat: Small recesses on rocky reefs and along wall
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Lophiiformes
Family
Antennariidae
Genus
Antennatus
Species
strigatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Antennarius strigatus Gill, 1863, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific; Central Gulf of California to Colombia, and at Clipperton and Ecuador in Galápagos, all the oceanic islands.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Antennatus strigatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7661. Accessed 8 June 2026.