Antennarius moai

Antennarius moai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Antennarius
Species:
A. moai
Binomial name
Antennarius moai
(Gerald R. Allen etal, 1970)

Antennarius moai, commonly known as the Moai frogfish, is a species of fish native to Easter Island in the South Pacific. This species was discovered by Gerald R. Allen et al. in the 1970s.[1] FishBase lists this taxon as a synonym of Antennatus coccineus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Allen, Gerald R (1970). "Two new species of frogfishes (Antennariidae) from Easter Island". pp. 517–522jpurnal=Pacific Science. hdl:10125/6262. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Antennatus coccineus, Scarlet frogfish : aquarium". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-01-04.


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