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Antennarius commerson

Family Antennariidae
Genus Antennarius
IUCN category (World) LC
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Introduction

Descriptor : Lacepède, 1798

Antennarius commerson is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    30 cm
  • Maximum size
    45 cm
  • Pattern
    mottling
  • Average size
    30 cm
  • Maximum size
    45 cm
  • Pattern
    mottling

How to recognize This fish ?

Antennarius commerson measures between 30 and 45 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune, vert, marron, beige and gris body. The also has mottling.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    carnivorous
  • Sociability
    solitary
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

Antennarius commerson hunts in the stalk and is one of the predators of its biotope. Opportunistic, it does not hesitate to attack any smaller animal nearby.

Antennarius commerson is a fish solitary naturally found on the bottom. This species is carnivorous .

Although Antennarius commerson is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu

Antennarius commerson is a fish dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Origin and distribution

Natural range
Invasive range
Mixed / unknown area

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    25 - 29 °C
  • Depth
    0 - 70 m

Biotope presentation

Antennarius commerson is most often found at a depth between 0m and 70m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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