FAMILY Antennariidae Gill, 1863 – frogfishes

GENUS Allenichthys Pietsch, 1984 [=Allenichthys Pietsch [T. W.] 1984:38] Notes: [Copeia 1984 (no. 1); ref. 5380] Masc. Echinophryne glauerti Whitley 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Allenichthys Pietsch 1984 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:277 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:285 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:638 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:364 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33553]). Current status: Valid as Allenichthys Pietsch 1984. Antennariidae.

Species Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944) [=Echinophryne glauerti Whitley [G. P.] 1944:272] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 3); ref. 4705] Washed up on Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley 1944). Antennariidae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Antennarius Daudin, 1816 [=Antennarius Daudin [F. M.] 1816:193, Abantennarius Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(55) 66, Antennarius Cuvier [G.] (ex Commerson) 1816:310, Capellaria Gistel [J.] 1848:VIII, Chironectes Cuvier [G.] 1817:418 et seq., Kanazawaichthys Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(55) 62, Phrynelox Whitley [G. P.] 1931:328, Phymatophryne Le Danois [Y.] 1964:115, Saccarius Günther [A.] 1861:183, Triantennatus (subgenus of Phrynelox) Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(56) 74, Uniantennatus (subgenus of Lophiocharon) Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(57) 83] Notes: [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles V. 2; ref. 6445] Masc. Lophius chironectes Lacepède 1798. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1865:5 [ref. 416]. Type above assumes species can in fact date to Lacepède 1798 [but probably is Lophius chironectes Latreille 1804]. Antennaria is a misspelling. •Valid as Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:33 [ref. 5380], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441], Pietsch 1986:366 [ref. 5704], Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1364 [ref. 13677], Paxton et al. 1989:277 [ref. 12442], Allen 1991:68 [ref. 21090], Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:571 [ref. 21590], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:174 [ref. 24550], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch 2003:1051 [ref. 17014], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Allen et al. 2006:638 [ref. 29066], Motomura 2009:40 [ref. 30446], Jawad & Al-Mamry 2009:1 [ref. 30663], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989], Stewart 2015:884 [ref. 34254], Motomura et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Abantennarius) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Antennarius duescus Snyder 1904. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Antennarius C) [Le Règne Animal v. 2; ref. 993] Masc. Lophius commersonii Shaw 1804. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:104 [ref. 2407]; designation of Antennarius princeps Commerson by Gill 1863:90 [ref. 1680] should be investigated. •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 (Oct.), Cuvier is Dec. 1816 -- (see Pietsch 1984:33 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Capellaria) [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Fem. Lophius commersonianus Lacepède 1798. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently a replacement for Chironectes of Cuvier and authors, preoccupied by Chironectes Illiger in Mammalia. Type species uncertain, see account of Chironectes; Lacepède's 1798 treatment was in the vernacular. •Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813 -- (Monod & Le Danois 1973:659 [ref. 7223], Pietsch 1984:37 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:221 [ref. 23547]). •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Chironectes) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Masc. Antennarius chironectes Lacepède 1798. Type by absolute tautonymy. Type as above if species is available from 1798; species mentioned by Cuvier on p. 433 (and perhaps made available); else type by subsequent designation (not researched). Also in Oken 1917 (ex Cuvier) (see Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]). If Antennarius Commerson is available, then Chironectes Cuvier perhaps can be considered an unneeded replacement for it. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Chironectes Illiger 1811 in Mammalia and Chironectes Rafinesque 1814 in recent fishes. •In the synonymy of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Kanazawaichthys) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Kanazawaichthys scutatus Schultz 1957. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1364 [ref. 13677], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Phrynelox) [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Masc. Lophius striatus Shaw 1794. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Phrynelox Whitley 1931 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:102 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:33 [ref. 5380], Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1364 [ref. 13677], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Phymatophryne) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 6571] Fem. Chironectes maculatus Desjardins 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Saccarius) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Masc. Saccarius lineatus Günther 1861. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:33 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Triantennatus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz 1957. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae. (Uniantennatus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Antennarius horridus Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816. Antennariidae.

Species Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier, 1817) [=Chironectes biocellatus Cuvier [G.] 1817:427, Pl. 17 (fig. 3), Antennarius notophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1854:544] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Unknown locality. Current status: Valid as Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine. (notophthalmus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 16913] Djungkulon, southwestern Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius commerson (Lacepede, in Anonymous, 1798) [=Lophius commerson Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) in Anonymous 1798:681, Antennarius bivertex Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1798:327, Pl. 1 (fig. 3), Chironectes caudimaculatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:141, Pl. 33 (fig. 2), Lophie commerson Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1798:302, 327, Pl. 14 (fig. 3), Lophius commerson Latreille [P. A.] 1804:74, Lophius commersonii Shaw [G.] 1804:387, Antennarius goramensis Bleeker [P.] 1864:177, Antennarius lateralis Tanaka [S.] 1917:200, Antennarius lutescens Seale [A.] 1906:89, Fig. 2, Antennarius moluccensis Bleeker [P.] 1855:424, Chironectes rubrofuscus Garrett [A.] 1863:64] Notes: [Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung 1798 (pt. 3) (no. 288) (for 25 Sept. 1798); ref. 24107] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Panama, north to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Hawaiian Islands and Society islands, south to Houtman Abrolhos (Western Australia), New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine. (bivertex) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 1; ref. 2708] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (caudimaculatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] El-Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (commerson L) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 1; ref. 2708] Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. (commerson Lat) [Tableau méthodique des poissons.; ref. 17490] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (commersonii) [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Indian Seas. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (goramensis) [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 13924] Pulau-Pulau Gorong, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (lateralis) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 345); ref. 4330] Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (lutescens) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Tahiti, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (moluccensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 350] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (rubrofuscus) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3; ref. 13928] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Lacepède 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius drombus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 [=Antennarius drombus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:207, Antennarius leucus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:512, Fig. 53, Antennarius nexilis Snyder [J. O.] 1904:537, Pl. 13 (fig. 23)] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Waikiki near Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Antennarius drombus Jordan & Evermann 1903. Antennariidae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (leucus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius drombus Jordan & Evermann 1903. Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (nexilis) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius drombus Jordan & Evermann 1903. Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Lophius hispidus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:142, Chironectes lophotes Cuvier [G.] 1817:428, Pl. 17 (fig. 2)] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Coromandel coast, India. Current status: Valid as Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, South Africa, East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Indonesia, Samoa and Tonga, north to Taiwan, south to Western Australia and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine. (lophotes) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Unknown locality. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius indicus Schultz, 1964 [=Antennarius indicus Schultz [L. P.] 1964:182, Pl. 3] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 116 (no. 3500); ref. 3429] Vizagapatam, India. Current status: Valid as Antennarius indicus Schultz 1964. Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840) [=Chironectes maculatus Desjardins [J.] 1840:1, Pl. 2, Antennarius guentheri Bleeker [P.] 1864:10, Pl. 199 (fig. 4), Antennarius oligospilos Bleeker [P.] 1857:70, Antennarius phymatodes Bleeker [P.] 1857:69] Notes: [Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et de Palæontologie (Sér. 2). v. 2 [for 1839]; ref. 17399] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes) and Maldives east to Mariana Islands and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia, east to Hawaiian and Society Islands. Habitat: marine. (guentheri) [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises; ref. 416] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (oligospilos) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (phymatodes) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) [=Chironectes multiocellatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:420, Antennarius annulatus Gill [T. N.] 1863:91, Antennarius astroscopus Nichols [J. T.] 1912:109, Fig. 1, Antennarius corallinus Poey [F.] 1865:188, Chironectes pavoninus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:421, Chironectes principis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:416, Antennarius stellifer Barbour [T.] 1905:132, Pl. 4, Chironectes tenebrosus Poey [F.] 1852:[219, 220], Pl. 17 [as Pl. 20] (fig. 1), Antennarius verrucosus Bean [T. H.] 1906:31] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western and eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (annulatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (astroscopus) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 31 (art. 11); ref. 14851] Barbados, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (corallinus) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 13954] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (pavoninus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Unknown locality. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (principis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Vicinity of Recife, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (stellifer) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 46 (no. 7); ref. 15336] Castle Harbor, Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (tenebrosus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (verrucosus) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Saint George's Island, Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) [=Chironectes pardalis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:420, Pl. 363, Antennarius campylacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1863:28, Pl. 4 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Gorée, Senegal. Current status: Valid as Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (campylacanthus) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957 [=Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz [L. P.] 1957:100, Fig. 7] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Off Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A., depth 30-40 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz 1957. Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius pictus (Shaw, in Shaw and Nodder, 1794) [=Lophius pictus Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1794:no page number, Pl. 176 (upper fig.), Antennarius argus Fowler [H. W.] 1903:172, Pl. 8, Lophius chironectes Latreille [P. A.] 1804:73, Antennarius horridus Bleeker [P.] 1853:83, Antennarius laysanius Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1904:947, Chironectes leprosus Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:187, Pl. 5 (fig. 3), Antennarius leucosoma Bleeker [P.] 1854:328, Chironectes niger Garrett [A.] 1864:107, Antennarius nigromaculatus Playfair [R. L.] 1869:239, Chironectes peravok Montrouzier [X.] 1857:467 [189], Antennarius polyophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1852:644, Lophius sandvicensis Bennett [F. D.] 1840:258, fig'd., Antennarius spilopterus Friese [U. E.] 1974:8, Fig., Chironectes verus Cloquet [H.] 1817:599 (v. 8)] Notes: [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Valid as Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, north to Philippines and Midway Atoll, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (argus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1360] Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (chironectes) [Tableau méthodique des poissons.; ref. 17490] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (horridus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (laysanius) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 27 (no. 1377); ref. 2518] Laysan Island, Leeward Islands, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (leprosus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (leucosoma) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Larantuka, Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (niger) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3; ref. 18276] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (nigromaculatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 2); ref. 14099] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (peravok) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 189 of reprint. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. (polyophthalmus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 16830] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (sandvicensis) [Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe v. 2; ref. 260] Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (spilopterus) [Koolewong v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20671] Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. (verus) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius randalli Allen, 1970 [=Anatennarius randalli Allen [G. R.] 1970:518, Figs. 1, 2a] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 7713] Off Motu Tautara, western coast of Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Antennarius randalli Allen 1970. Antennariidae. Distribution: Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indonesia, Japan and Philippines south to Papua New Guinea and east to the Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island. Habitat: marine. Species Antennarius scaber (Cuvier, 1817) [=Chironectes scaber Cuvier [G.] 1817:425, Pl. 16] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Antilles and near Tonneliers Island, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennarius striatus (Shaw, in Shaw and Nodder, 1794) [=Lophius striatus Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1794:no page number, Pl. 175, Phrynelox atra Schultz [L. P.] 1957:76, Fig. 4, Antennarius pinniceps var. bleekeri Günther [A.] 1861:190, Antennarius cubensis Borodin [N. A.] 1928:24, Pl. 3 (fig. 1), Antennarius cunninghami Fowler [H. W.] 1941:279, Fig. 32, Antennarius (Triantennatus) delaisi Cadenat [J.] 1959:374, Figs. 10-11, Antennarius pinniceps var. fasciata Steindachner [F.] 1866:457, Antennarius fuliginosus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:222, Fig. 5, Antennarius glauerti Whitley [G. P.] 1957:207, Fig., Batrachopus insidiator Whitley [G. P.] 1934:[1], Ostracion knorrii Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:482, Antennarius lacepedii Bleeker [P.] 1856:50, Saccarius lineatus Günther [A.] 1861:183, Phrynelox lochites Schultz [L. P.] 1964:179, Pl. 1, Antennarius melas Bleeker [P.] 1857:70, Chironectes mentzelii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:417, Antennarius nox Jordan [D. S.] 1902:375, Fig. 6, Antennarius nuttingii Garman [S.] 1896:83, Pl. 2, Antennarius (Triantennarius) occidentalis Cadenat [J.] 1959:381, Figs. 2, 12-17, 25, 26, Antennarius pinniceps Bleeker [P.] (ex Commerson) 1856:49, Lophius spectrum Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:49, Antennarius teleplanus Fowler [H. W.] 1912:38, Fig. 2, Chironectes tigris Poey [F.] 1852:[217, 220], Pl. 17 [as Pl. 20] (fig. 2), Chironectes tricornis Cloquet [H.] (ex Commerson) 1817:598 (v. 8), Chironectes tridens Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:159, Pl. 81 (figs. 2-5), Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz [L. P.] 1957:75, Fig. 3] Notes: [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Tahiti, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas, but not in eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (atra) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (bleekeri) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (cubensis) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 526] Porte [sic] Padre, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (cunninghami) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1438] Oahu Island or Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (delaisi) [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 11983] Gorée, Senegal. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (fasciata) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 53; ref. 4210] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (fuliginosus) [South African Journal of Science v. 53 (no. 8); ref. 12171] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (glauerti) [Western Australian Naturalist v. 5 (no. 7); ref. 12125] Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (insidiator) [Supplement to the check-list of the fishes of New South Wales; ref. 4682] Watson's Bay, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (knorrii) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [Antilles]. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (lacepedii) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (lineatus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (lochites) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 116 (no. 3500); ref. 3429] Dapitan Bay, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (melas) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (mentzelii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Near Recife, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (nox) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1261); ref. 14883] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (nuttingii) [Bulletin of the Laboratory of Natural Science University of Iowa v. 4; ref. 14605] Haiti, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (occidentalis) [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 11983] Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (pinniceps) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (spectrum) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] American Ocean, Antilles. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (teleplanus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 64; ref. 14955] Corson's Inlet, Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (tigris) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (tricornis) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Off East African coast. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (tridens) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (zebrinus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Southern Queensland, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Antennatus Schultz, 1957 [=Antennatus Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(57) 80] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Antennarius strigatus Gill 1863. Type by original designation. •Valid as Antennatus Schultz 1957 -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Allen et al. 2006:641 [ref. 29066], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Stewart 2015:885 [ref. 34254], Fricke et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Antennatus Schultz 1957. Antennariidae.

Species Antennatus analis (Schultz, 1957) [=Abantennarius analis Schultz [L. P.] 1957:67, Fig. 2] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Waikiki Reef, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Antennatus analis (Schultz 1957). Antennariidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island and northern Western Australia east to Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, and Samoa and Society Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus bermudensis (Schultz, 1957) [=Antennarius bermudensis Schultz [L. P.] 1957:98, Pl. 12 (fig. C)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Hungry Bay, Paget County, Bermuda. Current status: Valid as Antennatus bermudensis (Schultz 1957). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus coccineus (Lesson, 1831) [=Chironectes coccineus Lesson [R. P.] (ex Cuvier) 1831:143, Poissons Pl. 16 (fig. 1), Antennarius immaculatus Le Danois [Y.] 1971:91, Fig. 2, Antennarius moai Allen [G. R.] 1970:521, Figs. 2C, 3, Abantennarius neocaledoniensis Le Danois [Y.] 1964:126, Fig. 63, Antennarius stigmaticus Ogilby [J. D.] 1912:63, Pl. 14 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennatus coccineus (Lesson 1831). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Panama and Chile, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (immaculatus) [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 19 (no. 2) (for 1970); ref. 7758] Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus coccineus (Lesson 1831). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (moai) [Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 7713] Large tide pool between Hanga Roa and Hanga Piko, Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 1 meter. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus coccineus (Lesson 1831). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (neocaledoniensis) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 6571] New Caledonia. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus coccineus (Lesson 1831). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (stigmaticus) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 1; ref. 14855] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus coccineus (Lesson 1831). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859) [=Antennarius dorehensis Bleeker [P.] 1859:21, Antennarius albomarginatus Fowler [H. W.] 1945:74, Fig. 19, Antennarius altipinnis Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:204, Fig. 3, Antennarius niveus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:215, Fig. 75, Antennarius punctatissimus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:216, Fig. 76] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 6 (art. 2); ref. 14003] Doreh Bay [Doreh], off Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia, New Guinea, ca. 0°53'25''S 134°05'29''E. Current status: Valid as Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker 1859). Antennariidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (albomarginatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker 1859). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (altipinnis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1896); ref. 3577] Nogas Point, Panay, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker 1859). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (niveus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker 1859). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (punctatissimus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus dorehensis (Bleeker 1859). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus duescus (Snyder, 1904) [=Antennarius duescus Snyder [J. O.] 1904:537, Pl. 13 (fig. 24)] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Between Maui and Lanai, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3872, depth 32-43 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Antennatus duescus (Snyder 1904). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia), Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus flagellatus Ohnishi et al., 1997 [=Antennarius flagellatus Ohnishi [N.], Iwata [A.] & Hiramatsu [W.] 1997:213, Fig. 1] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 44 (no. 2); ref. 22937] Kashiwajima Island, 32°45'N, 132°38'E, Otsuki-cho, Hata-gun, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Antennatus flagellatus Ohnishi, Iwata & Hiramatsu 1997. Antennariidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus linearis Randall & Holcom, 2001 [=Antennarius linearis Randall [J. E.] & Holcom [R. R.] 2001:138, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 55 (no. 2); ref. 25254] Off Kahe Point, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands [central Pacific], depth 14 meters. Current status: Valid as Antennatus linearis Randall & Holcom 2001. Antennariidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier, 1817) [=Chironectes nummifer Cuvier [G.] 1817:430, Pl. 17 (fig. 4), Cheironectes bicornis Lowe [R. T.] 1839:84, Chironectes chlorostygma Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:426, Antennarius japonicus Schultz [L. P.] 1964:181, Pl. 2, Antennarius sanguifluus Jordan [D. S.] 1902:374, Fig. 5] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Unknown locality. Current status: Valid as Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern and central Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Saint Helena; Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia) and northern New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (bicornis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira, northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (chlorostygma) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (japonicus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 116 (no. 3500); ref. 3429] Sagami Bay, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (sanguifluus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1261); ref. 14883] Misaki, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus nummifer (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912) [=Antennarius rosaceus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:203, Pl. 17 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1896); ref. 3577] Romblon, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Antennatus rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Pacific: Philippines and Papua New Guinea east to Marshall and Samoan islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus sanguineus (Gill, 1863) [=Antennarius sanguineus Gill [T. N.] 1863:91, Antennarius leopardinus Günther [A.] 1864:151, Antennarius tagus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:226, Pl. 20] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Antennatus sanguineus (Gill 1863). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (leopardinus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 22 Mar. 1864); ref. 13930] Pacific coast of Panama. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus sanguineus (Gill 1863). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (tagus) [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Science. v. 5; ref. 2089] Tagus Cove, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus sanguineus (Gill 1863). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus strigatus (Gill, 1863) [=Antennarius strigatus Gill [T. N.] 1863:92, Antennarius reticularis Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:566, Antennarius tenuifilis Günther [A.] 1868:440, Antennarius ziesenhennei Myers [G. S.] & Wade [C. B.] 1946:168, Pl. 23 (fig. 7)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Antennatus strigatus (Gill 1863). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (reticularis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Gulf of California, Mexico, 24°22'15"N, 110°19'15"W, Albatross station 2825, depth 7 meters. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus strigatus (Gill 1863). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (tenuifilis) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 6 (pt 7, no. 14); ref. 1994] Reefs outside Panama City, Panama. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus strigatus (Gill 1863). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (ziesenhennei) [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 6); ref. 3135] Sullivan Bay, James Island, Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus strigatus (Gill 1863). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817) [=Chironectes tuberosus Cuvier [G.] 1817:432, Lophius bigibbus Latreille [P. A.] 1804:74, Chironectes reticulatus Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:186, Pl. 5 (fig. 2), Antennarius unicornis Bennett [E. T.] 1827:374, Pl. 9 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, South Africa, East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Marshall Islands and Tonga, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (bigibbus) [Tableau méthodique des poissons.; ref. 17490] Mauritius?, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (reticulatus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (unicornis) [Zoological Journal, London v. 3 (no. 11, art. 37); ref. 16782] Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Echinophryne McCulloch & Waite, 1918 [=Echinophryne McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:66, Trichophryne McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:68] Notes: [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Fem. Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite 1918. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Echinophryne McCulloch & Waite 1918 -- (Pietsch & Kuiter 1984 [ref. 5194], Pietsch 1984:39 [ref. 5380], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:286 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:641 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:365 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33553]). Current status: Valid as Echinophryne McCulloch & Waite 1918. Antennariidae. (Trichophryne) [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Fem. Antennarius mitchellii Morton 1897. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Echinophryne McCulloch & Waite 1918 -- (Pietsch & Kuiter 1984:23 [ref. 5194]). •Valid as Trichophryne McCulloch & Waite 1918 -- (Pietsch 1984:39 [ref. 5380], Paxton et al. 1989:281 [ref. 12442], Pietsch 2008:374 [ref. 30637]). •Synonym of Echinophryne McCulloch & Waite 1918 based on the placement of the type species. Current status: Synonym of Echinophryne McCulloch & Waite 1918. Antennariidae.

Species Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918 [=Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:67, Pl. 6 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Current status: Valid as Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite 1918. Antennariidae. Distribution: Southern Australia: New South Wales to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897) [=Antennaris mitchellii Morton [A.] 1897:xiv, 98] Notes: [Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1896; ref. 14635] Lisdillon, eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Valid as Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton 1897). Antennariidae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter, 1984 [=Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch [T. W.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1984:24, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 5194] Port Sea Hole, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter 1984. Antennariidae. Distribution: Southern Australia: Tasmania to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Fowlerichthys Barbour, 1941 [=Fowlerichthys Barbour [T.] 1941:12] Notes: [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 19; ref. 179] Masc. Fowlerichthys floridanus Barbour 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Monod & Le Danois 1973:659 [ref. 7223], Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1364 [ref. 13677], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Antennarius Daudin 1816, but a valid subgenus Fowlerichthys -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380]). •Valid as Fowlerichthys Barbour 1941 -- (Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Stewart 2015:886 [ref. 34254], Robertson et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Fowlerichthys Barbour 1941. Antennariidae.

Species Fowlerichthys avalonis (Jordan & Starks, 1907) [=Antennarius avalonis Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1907:76, Fig. 8] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 32 (no. 1510); ref. 10667] Santa Catalina Island, off southern California, U.S.A. (possibly in error). Current status: Valid as Fowlerichthys avalonis (Jordan & Starks 1907). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California to Peru, including Cocos and Galapagos islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Lophius histrio var. ocellatus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Parra) 1801:142, Antennarius pleurophthalmus Gill [T. N.] 1863:92] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Mare Hauannam aluens [Havana, Cuba]. Current status: Valid as Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (pleurophthalmus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Charlotte Harbor, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Fowlerichthys ocellatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Fowlerichthys radiosus (Garman, 1896) [=Antennarius radiosus Garman [S.] 1896:85, Pl. 1, Fowlerichthys floridanus Barbour [T.] 1941:12, Pl. 7, Kanazawaichthys scutatus Schultz [L. P.] 1957:63, Pl. 14 (fig. A)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Laboratory of Natural Science University of Iowa v. 4; ref. 14605] Off Key West, Florida, U.S.A., 24°34'N, 83°16'W, depth 36 fathoms [locality possibly St. Vincent in 50 fathoms, not station 27]. Current status: Valid as Fowlerichthys radiosus (Garman 1896). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic; eastern Atlantic: Madeira. Habitat: marine. (floridanus) [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 19; ref. 179] Off Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A., depth 400-500 fathoms [732-914 meters]. Current status: Synonym of Fowlerichthys radiosus (Garman 1896). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic: Long Island to Florida Keys (U.S.A.), Gulf of Mexico; Madeira (eastern North Atlantic). Habitat: marine. (scutatus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Gulf of Mexico, 28°10'N, 87°51'W, Oregon station 1273. Current status: Synonym of Fowlerichthys radiosus (Garman 1896). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Fowlerichthys scriptissimus (Jordan, 1902) [=Antennarius scriptissimus Jordan [D. S.] 1902:373, Fig. 4, Antennarius sarasa Tanaka [S.] 1916:143] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1261); ref. 14883] Boshu, Awa Province [Bōsō Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, Japan]. Current status: Valid as Fowlerichthys scriptissimus (Jordan 1902). Antennariidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Oman and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (sarasa) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28 (no. 330); ref. 4326] Tokyo fish market, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Fowlerichthys scriptissimus (Jordan 1902). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Fowlerichthys senegalensis (Cadenat, 1959) [=Antennarius (Fowlerichthys) senegalensis Cadenat [J.] 1959:364, Figs. 1, 18-23] Notes: [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 11983] Cape des Biches, Senegal, depth 45 meters. Current status: Valid as Fowlerichthys senegalensis (Cadenat 1959). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Histiophryne Gill, 1863 [=Histiophryne Gill [T. N.] 1863:90, Golem Whitley [G. P.] 1957:70, Xenophrynichthys (subgenus of Antennatus) Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(55) 81] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Fem. Chironectes bougainvilli Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Histiophryne Gill 1863 -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380] with date as 1879, Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442] with 1879 as date, Gomon et al. 1994:290 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:212 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Allen et al. 2006:642 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:368 [ref. 30637], Pietsch et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30069], Arnold & Pietsch 2011:63 [ref. 31363], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2012:62 [ref. 31855]). Current status: Valid as Histiophryne Gill 1863. Antennariidae. (Golem) [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1955-56; ref. 4727] Masc. Antennarius cryptacanthus Weber 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Treated as masculine by author. •Synonym of Histiophryne Gill 1863 -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380]). Current status: Synonym of Histiophryne Gill 1863. Antennariidae. (Xenophrynichthys) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Antennarius cryptacanthus Weber 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Objective synonym of Golem Whitley 1957 (apparently published earlier in 1957). •Synonym of Histiophryne Gill 1863 -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380]). Current status: Synonym of Histiophryne Gill 1863. Antennariidae.

Species Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) [=Chironectes bougainvilli Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:431] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] ?Indian seas. Current status: Valid as Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean off Australia: Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber, 1913) [=Antennarius cryptacanthus Weber [M.] 1913:564, Pl. 3 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Beo Island, Karakelang, Siboga station 131, depth 13 m; Pepela Bai, Isle Rotti, station 30, depth 27-45 meters. Current status: Valid as Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber 1913). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan to southern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011 [=Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold [R. J.] & Pietsch [T. W.] 2011:64, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2925; ref. 31363] Washed up on beach, Alexandria Bay, Noosa Heads, southeastern Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch 2011. Antennariidae. Distribution: Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Histiophryne pogonius Arnold, 2012 [=Histiophryne pogonius Arnold [R. J.] 2012:63, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3253; ref. 31855] From live fish trade, reportedly from Cebu, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Histiophryne pogonius Arnold 2012. Antennariidae. Distribution: Indonesia and possibly Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch et al., 2009 [=Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch [T. W.], Arnold [R. J.] & Hall [D. J.] 2009:38, Figs. 1-3, 4A, 6, 8] Notes: [Copeia 2009 (no. 1); ref. 30069] Laha I dive site, harbor at Ambon City, Ambon Bay, Ambon Island, Molluca Islands, Indonesia, depth 6.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch, Arnold & Hall 2009. Antennariidae. Distribution: Ambon and Bali islands (Molucca Islands), Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Histrio Fischer, 1813 [=Histrio Fischer [G.] 1813:70, 78, Batrachopus Goldfuss [G. A.] 1820:110, Chironectes Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:19, Pterophryne Gill [T. N.] 1863:90, Pterophrynoides Gill [T. N.] 1878:215] Notes: [Zoognosia, tabulis synopticus illustrata v. 1; ref. 1331] Masc. Lophius histrio Linnaeus 1758. No species included originally; first addition of species not researched. Type generally regarded as by tautonymy. •Valid as Histrio Fischer 1813 -- (Monod & Le Danois 1973:659 [ref. 7223], Pietsch 1984:37 [ref. 5380], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441], Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1367 [ref. 13677], Pietsch 1986:369 [ref. 5704], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:570 [ref. 21590], Lindberg et al. 1997:221 [ref. 23547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:176 [ref. 24550], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch 2003:1051 [ref. 17014], Allen et al. 2006:642 [ref. 29066], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Parin et al. 2014:185 [ref. 33547], Stewart 2015:887 [ref. 34254], Motomura et al. 2017:56 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:89 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Histrio Fischer 1813. Antennariidae. (Batrachopus) [Handbuch der Zoologie 2 parts; ref. 1829] Masc. Antennarius chironectes Lacepède 1798. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Chironectes Cuvier [= Rafinesque 1814], preoccupied by Chironectes Illiger 1911 in Mammalia. Type species not researched. •Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813 -- (Monod & Le Danois 1973:659 [ref. 7223], Pietsch 1984:37 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:221 [ref. 23547]). Current status: Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813. Antennariidae. (Chironectes) [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Masc. Chironectes variegatus Rafinesque 1814. Type by monotypy. Also in Rafinesque 1815:92 [ref. 3584] as name only. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Chironectes Illiger 1811 in mammals, replaced by Batrachopus Goldfus 1820. Cheironectes and Chironectus are incorrect subsequent spellings. •Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813 -- (Pietsch 1984:37 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:221 [ref. 23547]). Current status: Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813. Antennariidae. (Pterophryne) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Fem. Chironectes laevigatus Cuvier 1817. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not preoccupied by Pterophrynus Lütken 1863 in Amphibia; Pterophrynoides Gill 1879 is an unneeded replacement. •Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813 -- (Monod & Le Danois 1973:659 [ref. 7223], Pietsch 1984:37 [ref. 5380], Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1367 [ref. 13677], Lindberg et al. 1997:221 [ref. 23547]). Current status: Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813. Antennariidae. (Pterophrynoides) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 1 (no. 30); ref. 5604] Masc. Chironectes laevigatus Cuvier 1817. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement (tentatively proposed) for Pterophryne Gill 1863, not preoccupied by Pterophrynus Lütken 1863 in Amphibia. •Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813 -- (Monod & Le Danois 1973:659 [ref. 7223], Pietsch 1984:37 [ref. 5380], Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1367 [ref. 13677], Lindberg et al. 1997:221 [ref. 23547]). Current status: Synonym of Histrio Fischer 1813. Antennariidae.

Species Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Lophius histrio Linnaeus [C.] 1758:237, Chironectes arcticus Düben [M. W. von] & Koren [J.] 1846:72, Pl. 3 (figs. 4-5), Lophius arcticus Düben [M. W. Von] 1845:111, Chironectes barbatulus Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:184, Pl. 5 (fig. 1), Lophius calico Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:326, Lophius cocinsinensis Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1812:no page number, Pl. 1012, Lophius compressus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex van Braam Houckgeest) 1798:321, Lophius geographicus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:355, Pl. 65 (fig. 3), Lophius gibbus Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:no page number, Pl. 4 (fig. 9), Antennarius inops Poey [F.] 1881:340, Histrio jagua Nichols [J. T.] 1920:62, Chironectes laevigatus Cuvier [G.] (ex Bosc) 1817:423, Pl. 16 (fig. 1), Lophius laevis Latreille [P. A.] 1804:73, Antennarius lioderma Bleeker [P.] 1864:178, Lophius histrio var. marmoratus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:141 (misprint 142), Chironectes nesogallicus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:401, Antennarius nitidus Bennett [E. T.] 1827:375, Pl. 9 (fig. 2), Lophius pelagicus Banks [J.] in Beaglehole 1962:272, Chironectes pictus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:393, Pl. 364, Lophius raninus Tilesius [W. G. von] 1809:245, Pls. 16-17, Chironectes sonntagii Müller [J. W. Von] 1864:180, Lophius tumidus Osbeck [P.] 1765:400, Chironectes variegatus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:19, Cheironectes pictus var. vittatus Richardson [J.] 1844:15, Pl. 9 (figs. 3-4)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] In Pelago inter Fucum natantem [Sargasso Sea]. Current status: Valid as Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas, but not in most of eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (arcticus D&K) [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm for 1844; ref. 17420] White Sea, Vardø, Norway. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (arcticus D) [Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens förhandlingar, Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien. v. 1 (1844); ref. 17421] Norway. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (barbatulus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (calico) [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 5, art. 1); ref. 30214] New York, U.S.A., from Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (cocinsinensis) [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Bay of Turon, Cochin, China. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (compressus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 1; ref. 2708] Guandong, China. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (geographicus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Below the Ligne, next to New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (gibbus) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] Atlantic north of Virgin Islands at 22°N, 64°W. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (inops) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 10; ref. 3511] Puerto Rico. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (jagua) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 33; ref. 3173] Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (laevigatus) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (laevis) [Tableau méthodique des poissons.; ref. 17490] No types known. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (lioderma) [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 13924] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (marmoratus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality given. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (nesogallicus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (nitidus) [Zoological Journal, London v. 3 (no. 11, art. 37); ref. 16782] Probably from Cape of Good Hope [purchased in Piccadilly]. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (pelagicus) [The "Endeavour" journal of Joseph Banks, 1768-1771 v. 2; ref. 20682] Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. (pictus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Suriname. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (raninus) [Mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 2 (art. 20); ref. 4406] Sea of Japan. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (sonntagii) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] Gulf stream in floating seaweed. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (tumidus) [Reise nach Ostindien und China; ref. 3311] Western Atlantic, Sargasso Sea, northeast of Puerto Rico, at 22°N. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. (variegatus) [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Atlantic between Azores and U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (vittatus) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Fields of sea weed in tropical Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Kuiterichthys Pietsch, 1984 [=Kuiterichthys Pietsch [T. W.] 1984:37] Notes: [Copeia 1984 (no. 1); ref. 5380] Masc. Chironectes furcipilis Cuvier 1817. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Kuiterichthys Pietsch 1984 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:292 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:643 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:370 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2013:496 [ref. 32926], Arnold et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33553]). Current status: Valid as Kuiterichthys Pietsch 1984. Antennariidae.

Species Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier, 1817) [=Chironectes furcipilis Cuvier [G.] 1817:429, Pl. 17 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Unknown locality. Current status: Valid as Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold, 2013 [=Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold [R. J.] 2013:496, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Zootaxa 3718 (no. 5); ref. 32926] Crowdy Head, New South Wales, 31.9°S, 152.9°E, Australia. Current status: Valid as Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold 2013. Antennariidae. Distribution: New South Wales, Australia. Habitat: marine. GENUS Lophiocharon Whitley, 1933 [=Lophiocharon Whitley [G. P.] 1933:104, Plumantennatus (subgenus of Antennarius) Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(59) 89] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Masc. Lophiocharon broomensis Whitley 1933. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lophiocharon Whitley 1933 -- (Pietsch 1984:38 [ref. 5380], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch 2004:160 [ref. 27785], Allen et al. 2006:643 [ref. 29066], Pietsch et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30069], Arnold & Pietsch 2011:67 [ref. 31363], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33553]). Current status: Valid as Lophiocharon Whitley 1933. Antennariidae. (Plumantennatus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Antennarius asper Macleay 1881. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lophiocharon Whitley 1933 -- (Pietsch 1984:38 [ref. 5380] as Plumantennarius, Pietsch 2004:160 [ref. 27785]). Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon Whitley 1933. Antennariidae.

Species Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004 [=Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch [T. W.] 2004:160, Pl. 1] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 56 (no. 2); ref. 27785] James Price Point, 55 kilometers north of Broome, Western Australia, 17°26'S, 122°10'E. Current status: Valid as Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch 2004. Antennariidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and Aru Island in the Arafura Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908) [=Antennarius lithinostomus Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] 1908:286, Fig. 12] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907); ref. 2492] Cuyo Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson 1908). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine. Species Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844) [=Chironectes trisignatus Richardson [J.] 1844:15, Pl. 9 (fig. 1), Antennarius asper Macleay [W.] 1881:580, Lophiocharon broomensis Whitley [G. P.] 1933:104, Pl. 25 (fig. 1), Antennarius lindgreeni Bleeker [P.] 1855:192, Antennarius urophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1851:488] Notes: [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Broome, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Antennariidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia). Habitat: marine. (asper) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 2869] Erub [= Darnley] Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (broomensis) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Broome, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (lindgreeni) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 16838] Muntok, Bangka, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (urophthalmus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio [Rhio or Riouw], Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Nudiantennarius Schultz, 1957 [=Nudiantennarius Schultz [L. P.] 1957:(55) 66] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Masc. Antennarius subteres Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Nudiantennarius Schultz 1957 -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Pietsch & Arnold 2017:659 [ref. 35698]). Current status: Valid as Nudiantennarius Schultz 1957. Antennariidae.

Species Nudiantennarius subteres (Smith & Radcliffe, in Radcliffe, 1912) [=Antennarius subteres Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:205, Pl. 17 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1896); ref. 3577] Lingayen Gulf, western coast of Luzon Island, 16°30'36"N, 120°11'06"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5442, depth 45 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Nudiantennarius subteres (Smith & Radcliffe 1912). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Phyllophryne Pietsch, 1984 [=Phyllophryne Pietsch [T. W.] 1984:39] Notes: [Copeia 1984 (no. 1); ref. 5380] Fem. Histiophryne scortea McCulloch & Waite 1918. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Phyllophryne Pietsch 1984 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:293 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547] as Phylophryne, Allen et al. 2006:644 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:371 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33553]). Current status: Valid as Phyllophryne Pietsch 1984. Antennariidae.

Species Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918) [=Histiophryne scortea McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:74, Pl. 7 (fig. 2), Histiophryne scortea var. inconstans McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:75] Notes: [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Stansbury, St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia, 35°55'S, 137°48'E. Current status: Valid as Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite 1918). Antennariidae. Distribution: Southern Australia: Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (inconstans) [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] St. Vincent Gulf and Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite 1918). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. GENUS Porophryne Arnold et al., 2014 [=Porophryne Arnold [R. J.], Harcourt [R.] & Pietsch [T. W.] 2014:534] Notes: [Copeia 2014 (no. 3); ref. 33553] Masc. Porophryne erythrodactylus Arnold, Harcourt & Pietsch 2014. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Porophryne Arnold, Harcourt & Pietsch 2014. Current status: Valid as Porophryne Arnold, Harcourt & Pietsch 2014. Antennariidae.

Species Porophryne erythrodactylus Arnold et al., 2014 [=Porophryne erythrodactylus Arnold [R. J.], Harcourt [R.] & Pietsch [T. W.] 2014:535, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Copeia 2014 (no. 3); ref. 33553] New South Wales, Botany Bay, Kurnell, Australia. Current status: Valid as Porophryne erythrodactylus Arnold, Harcourt & Pietsch 2014. Antennariidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Rhycherus Ogilby, 1907 [=Rhycherus Ogilby [J. D.] 1907:17] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 20; ref. 3283] Masc. Rhycherus wildii Ogilby 1907. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Rhycherus Ogilby 1907 -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380], Pietsch 1984 [ref. 5378], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:295 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:644 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:372 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33553]). Current status: Valid as Rhycherus Ogilby 1907. Antennariidae.

Species Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872) [=Chironectes filamentosus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:244, Chironectes bifurcatus McCoy [F.] 1886:87, Pl. 123, Rhycherus wildii Ogilby [J. D.] 1907:18] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Current status: Valid as Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau 1872). Antennariidae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine. (bifurcatus) [Prodromus of the zoology of Victoria; figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals.; ref. 17756] Brighton Shore, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau 1872). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (wildii) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 20; ref. 3283] South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau 1872). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Rhycherus gloveri Pietsch, 1984 [=Rhycherus gloveri Pietsch [T. W.] 1984:70, Figs. 3B] Notes: [Copeia 1984 (no. 1); ref. 5378] Clifton Beach Rocks, Bunbury, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Rhycherus gloveri Pietsch 1984. Antennariidae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Tathicarpus Ogilby, 1907 [=Tathicarpus Ogilby [J. D.] 1907:19] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 20; ref. 3283] Masc. Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby 1907. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:526 [ref. 4905], possibly designated earlier by McCulloch (not researched). •Valid as Tathicarpus Ogilby 1907 -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380], Paxton et al. 1989:281 [ref. 12442], Lindberg et al. 1997:212 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Allen et al. 2006:645 [ref. 29066], Arnold & Pietsch 2011:67 [ref. 31363], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold et al. 2014:539 [ref. 33553]). Current status: Valid as Tathicarpus Ogilby 1907. Antennariidae.

Species Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907 [=Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby [J. D.] 1907:20, Tathicarpus appeli Ogilby [J. D.] 1922:302, Pl. 19 (fig. 2), Tathicarpus muscosus Ogilby [J. D.] 1907:22] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 20; ref. 3283] Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby 1907. Antennariidae. Distribution: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. Habitat: marine. (appeli) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 7; ref. 15359] Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby 1907. Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. (muscosus) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 20; ref. 3283] Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby 1907. Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

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Antennarius Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1798:327 (footnote) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 1; ref. 2708] Masc. Lophius commersonianus Jordan 1917. Validated by ICZN Opinion 24 (in 1910), but then suspended by Opinion 89 (1925). See discussion under Opinion 89 in Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]. More research is need on the authorship of Antennarius. •In the synonymy of Antennarius Daudin 1816 -- (Pietsch 1984:33 [ref. 5380], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:174 [ref. 24550], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]). Antennariidae.

(species) argus, Antennarius Poey [F.] 2000:606, Pl. 331 (fig. 3) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Antennariidae. bigibbus, Antennarius Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1798:325 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 1; ref. 2708] No locality. No types known. Appeared as "Antennarius bigibbus, nigro et griseo variegatus"; regarded as non-binominal and not available. See ICZN Opinion 89. •Treated as valid as Histiophryne bigibbus (Commerson 1798) -- (Dor 1984:56 [ref. 29757]). •As a nomen dubium in the synonymy of Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch 1984:37 [ref. 5380]). •Regarded as dated to Günther and a synonym of Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817) -- (Randall et al. 1990:55 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:73 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:131 [ref. 30952]). •Questionably in the synonymy of Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817) -- (Fricke 1999:108 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Uncertain as Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. cantoris, Antennarius commersonii var. Günther [A.] 1861:193 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Singapore. No types known. •Status uncertain -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:263 [ref. 20669]). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. chironectes, Antennarius Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1798:325, Pl. 14 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 1; ref. 2708] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Appeared as "Antennarius chironectes, obscurè rubens, maculis nigris..."; regarded as non-binominal and not available. See ICZN Opinion 89. •Treated as valid as Antennarius chironectes Commerson 1798 -- (Dor 1984:55 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356]). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. museibritannici, Antennarius commersonii var. Günther [A.] 1861:193 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality known. Holotype (unique): BMNH (apparently lost). •Status uncertain -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:263 [ref. 20669]). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine. pinniceps, Antennarius Valenciennes [A.] (ex Commerson) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:410 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Not available -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669]). Validly published by Bleeker 1856. Antennariidae. portoricensis, Antennarius Stahl [A.] 1882:246 [Catálogo del gabinete zoológico del Dr. A. Stahl en Bayamon (Pto. Rico); ref. 20683] Puerto Rico. No types known. Not available, no description. •As a nomen dubium -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:264 [ref. 20669]). Antennariidae. princeps, Antennarius Gill [T. N.] 1863:90 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Appeared as Cheironectes Cuv. nec Illiger. Type Antennarius princeps Comm." Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:264 [ref. 20669] considered as a nomen dubium, but since there is no A. princeps Commerson and no destinguishing features provided, we consider it as not available, no distinguishing features. Antennariidae. vulagris, Antennarius Osório [B.] 1898:198 [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa (Ser. 2) v. 5; ref. 18501] Not available, no distinguishing features; credited to "Cuv. et Val." with locality Portuguese W. Africa. •As a nomen dubium -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:265 [ref. 20669]). Antennariidae. commersonianus, Lophius Jordan [D. S.] (ex Lacepède) 1917:69, 104 [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series No. 27; ref. 2407] Based on Antennarius antenna tricorni Commerson and Antennarius bivertex ... Commerson in Laceède 1798 (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) or Antennarius commerson (Latreille 1804) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669] as commersoni). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius. Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.