Common names:
Bwavaxic
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the southwest lagoon (Ref. 11889) and St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 9070). Recorded from the Chesterfield Is. (Ref. 11897).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Wantiez, L., 1993
National Database:
Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (Ref. 4113) to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe and the Society islands. Referred to as Antennarius moluccensis by authors.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 90102)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais (total) : 12 - 13; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 8. Comes in a variety of colors: yellow, orange, green, brown, and black. Bony part of illicium about equal to length of the 2nd dorsal spine (10.2-16.9 %SL); esca a small tuft of flattened appendages (Ref. 4538). Illicial length in %SL: 19.3-25.2 (Ref. 6773). Membrane behind 2nd dorsal spine thick and spinulose, extending to base of third (Ref. 6773). One of the largest species (Ref. 48635).
Found in lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710), often on jetty (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feed on fish (Ref. 11889) and small shrimps (Ref. 89972). Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773). Solitary and frequently among sponges in 1-50 m, usually less than 20 m (Ref 90102).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).
Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987. Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p. (Ref. 6773)