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Sargassumfish
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Sargassumfish

Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSargassumfish
DutchSargassovis
SpanishPez sargazo
Chinese裸躄鱼
Scientific nameHistrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The sargassum fish, anglerfish, or frog fish (Histrio histrio) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes, the only species in the genus Histrio. It lives among Sargassum seaweed which floats in subtropical oceans. The scientific name comes from the Latin histrio meaning a stage player or actor and refers to the fish's feeding behaviour.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyAntennariidae
GenusHistrio

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