Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 50 m (Ref. 3585). Tropical; 14°N - 5°S
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo (Ref. 3585, 57225), including the Cape Verde (Ref. 3585).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3585)
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 10. Diagnosis: body short and globose; mouth large with many small, villiform teeth; skin rough, covered with bifurcate dermal spinules; pectoral-fin lobes attached to sides of body; illicium nearly twice as long as second dorsal-fin spine (Ref. 57225).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 26999). Occurs in marine or brackish water (Ref. 97225). Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous.
Pietsch, T.W., 1981. Family Antennariidae. In W. Fischer, G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic; fishing areas 34, 47 (in part). Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and FAO. vols. 1-7. pag. var. (Ref. 2720)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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