Distribution
Indo-Pacifique tropical - Mer Rouge
Méditerranée orientale (espèce lessepsienne)
Species sheet
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Big anglerfish
Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798)
AnimalsSeahorses and syngnathids
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Eastern MediterraneanReunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Commerson's frogfishBritish English
- Giant anglerfishBritish English
- Giant frogfishBritish English
- Riesen AnglerfischGerman (Germany)
- Pez pescador European Spanish
- Ranisapo de CommersonEuropean Spanish
- Antennaire géantFrench (France)
- Antennaire de CommersonFrench (France)
- Laffe cochon (Maurice)French (France)
- Poisson-crapaud de CommersonFrench (France)
- Poisson-crapaud géantFrench (France)
- Poisson-grenouille de CommersonFrench (France)
- Poisson-grenouille géantFrench (France)
- Antennario di CommersonItalian (Italy)
- Pesce rana gigante Italian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Antennarius caudimaculatus
- Antennarius commersoni
- Antennarius commersonii
- Antennarius goramensis
- Antennarius lateralis
- Antennarius lutescens
- Antennarius moluccensis
- Antennarius rubrofuscus
- Chironectes caudimaculatus
- Chironectes commersonii
- Chironectes rubrofuscus
- Lophiocharon goramensis
- Lophius commerson
- Lophius commersonii
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, MITEL Cédric in : DORIS, 22/03/2025 : Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2356
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 21/05/2026 : Antennarius commerson (Lacepède, 1798), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1991
Modification history
- Created by Maguelone GRATEAU on 21/05/2026
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