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Striated frogfish
Antennarius striatus (Striated frogfish · カエルアンコウ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A maximum weight of 32.9 g is the weight of a little over four 500-won coins (7.7 g each) (comparison).
- 💡 A total length of 25 cm is slightly shorter than the long edge of a sheet of A4 paper (29.7 cm) (comparison).
- 💡 In Korea it has been recorded in the seas off Yeosu, Busan, and Jeju Island (Korea's National Species List), and it is traded as an aquarium fish (FishBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The striated frogfish is a frogfish living on rocky or coral reef bottoms, widely distributed across tropical and subtropical seas. In Korea, it has been recorded in Yeosu, Busan, and Jeju Island.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body color varies widely among white, yellow, pink, green, brown, and black, and some individuals have tiger-like dark brown markings on a yellow ground. The 1st dorsal fin spine is a slender filament tipped with a Y-shaped lure.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It camouflages itself in colors matching its surroundings and lures prey with its 1st dorsal fin. Several females lay thousands of eggs over 3–4 days to form a large gelatinous egg mass (egg raft).
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
According to Korea's National Species List, it has been recorded in Yeosu, Busan, and Jeju Island.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2015) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16406979/115354869
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 66XJJ
- • iucnredlist.org — 115354869
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000057890 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000057890
- • wikidata.org — Q1519608
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Antennarius striatus2.JPG
- • fishbase.se — Antennarius-striatus.html
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.