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Species in the genus Antennarius: [ 80 ] records

annulatus, Antennarius Gill [T. N.] 1863:91 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1680] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 4849. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:101 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:132 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

argus, Antennarius Fowler [H. W.] 1903:172, Pl. 8 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1360] Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): ANSP 24208. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:19 [ref. 13621], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:149 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:148 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

astroscopus, Antennarius Nichols [J. T.] 1912:109, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 31 (art. 11); ref. 14851] Barbados, West Indies. Holotype (unique): AMNH 3315. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:102 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

atra, Phrynelox Schultz [L. P.] 1957:76, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: FMNH 21705. Paratypes: FMNH 21704 (1), USNM 164245 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:65 [ref. 12367], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:60 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:101 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

biocellatus, Chironectes Cuvier [G.] 1817:427, Pl. 17 (fig. 3) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Unknown locality. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4620. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:139 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:156 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:174 [ref. 20669], Allen 1991:68 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:83 [ref. 23448], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:144 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:35 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:72 [ref. 36673], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:155 [ref. 38284], Miyamoto et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39428], Allen & Erdmann 2024:161 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sumatra (Indonesia) east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

bivertex, Antennarius Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1798:327, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 1; ref. 2708] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Appeared as Antennarius bivertex, totus ater, ...; regarded as non-binominal and not available. See ICZN Opinion 89. •In the synonymy of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:95 [ref. 20669] as commersoni and author as Latreille 1804, Pietsch & Arnold 2020:114 [ref. 38284] with author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae.

bleekeri, Antennarius pinniceps var. Günther [A.] 1861:190 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. No types known. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:99 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

campylacanthus, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1863:28, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 2098. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:142 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:107 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:481 [ref. 15577], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:141 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

cantoris, Antennarius commersonii var. Günther [A.] 1861:193 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Singapore. No types known. •Status uncertain -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:263 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:353 [ref. 38284]). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

caudimaculatus, Chironectes Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:141, Pl. 33 (fig. 2) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] El-Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 6783 (dry). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:117 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius caudimaculatus (Rüppell 1838) -- (Dor 1984:55 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:92 [ref. 20669] as commersoni and author as Latreille 1804, Golani & Fricke 2018:37 [ref. 36273], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:115 [ref. 38284] with author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

chironectes, Antennarius Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1798:325, Pl. 14 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 1; ref. 2708] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Appeared as "Antennarius chironectes, obscurè rubens, maculis nigris..."; regarded as non-binominal and not available. See ICZN Opinion 89. Species could date to Anonymous 1798, see Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989]. In that case, a secondary homonym of Lophius chironectes Latreille 1804 when both in Antennarius. •Treated as valid as Antennarius chironectes Commerson 1798 -- (Dor 1984:55 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (if available). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae.

chironectes, Lophius Latreille [P. A.] 1804:73 [ ref. 17490] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Based on La Lophie Chironecte Lacepède 1798. Misspelled Antennarius chironemus by Munro 1967:584 [ref. 6844]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:79 [ref. 20669], Randall et al. 1990:55 [ref. 15987], Fricke 1999:106 [ref. 24106], Randall 2005:72 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:264 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:640 [ref. 29066], Randall 2007:129 [ref. 30952], Golani & Fricke 2018:38 [ref. 36273], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:145 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

commerson, Lophie Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1798:302, 327, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 1; ref. 2708] Not available, vernacular name only. •In the synonymy of Antennarius commersonii (Shaw 1804) -- (Dor 1984:56 [ref. 29757]). •See Lophius commerson Anonymous 1798. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae.

commerson, Lophius Latreille [P. A.] [ex Lacepède, Commerson] 1804:74 [ ref. 17490] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): not preserved. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:141-142 [ref. 6339]. Apparently predates Shaw 1804; Pietsch 1986:367 [ref. 5704] gives March 1804 for Latreille and June 1804 for Shaw. [Should be spelled commerson and not commersoni]. Neotype designated by Dor 1984:56 [ref. 29757] as MNHN A-4623 from Mauritius, but that designation invalid (not a revisional work). •See Lophius commerson Anonymous 1798. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

commerson, Lophius Anonymous (ex Lacepède, Commerson) 1798:681 [Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung 1798 (pt. 3) (no. 288) (for 25 Sept. 1798); ref. 24107] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): not preserved. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:141 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:117 [ref. 38284]. First Latinization of the 'Lophie commerson' of Lacepède. Usually dated to Latreille 1804. Neotype designated by Dor 1984:56 [ref. 29757] as MNHN A-4623 from Mauritius, but that designation invalid (not a revisional work). •Valid as Antennarius commersoni (Latreille 1804) -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Pietsch 1986:367 [ref. 5704], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:92 [ref. 20669], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Schneider & Lavenberg in Fischer et al. 1995:857 [ref. 22829], Randall 1995:83 [ref. 22896], Lindberg et al. 1997:216 [ref. 23547], Larson & Williams 1997:349 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:497 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:68 [ref. 23965] as commersonii, Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Nakabo 2000:456 [ref. 25086], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:130 [ref. 25191] as commerson, Sadovy & Cornish 2000:44 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:456 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:614 [ref. 27495] as commersonii, Randall 2005:70 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:263 [ref. 28379], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28944], Allen et al. 2006:639 [ref. 29066], Caratini & Soriano 2011:81 [ref. 39915], Larson et al. 2013:53 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Antennarius commerson (Latreille 1804) -- (Randall 2007:127 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:28 [ref. 30213], Motomura 2009:41 [ref. 30446], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:114 [ref. 38284]). •Valid as Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798) -- (Fricke 1999:104 [ref. 24106] with authorship as Commerson & Lacepède in Anonymous, Fricke et al. 2009:28 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:78 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:367 [ref. 31242] with authorship as Anonymous ex Commerson ex Lacepède, Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574] with author as Latreille 1804, Allen & Erdmann 2012:145 [ref. 31980], Page et al. 2013:97 [ref. 32708], Fricke et al. 2013:252 [ref. 32706], Fourriére et al. 2016:442 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Fricke et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:37 [ref. 36273], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36248], Arndt & Fricke 2019:10 [ref. 36883], Love et al. 2021:86 [ref. 39279] with question, Arnold & Pietsch 2022:289 [ref. 39710] with author as Lacepède, Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:96 [ref. 41223], Grove et al. 2022:22 [ref. 41326], Murase et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40935], Page et al. 2023:163 [ref. 40505], Allen & Erdmann 2024:162 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255], Luo et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands, and Society Islands (French Polynesia), south to Houtman Abrolhos (Western Australia), New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island (Australia): eastern Pacific: Jalisco (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Ravillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

commersonianus, Lophius Jordan [D. S.] (ex Lacepède) 1917:69, 104 [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series No. 27; ref. 2407] Based on Antennarius antenna tricorni Commerson and Antennarius bivertex ... Commerson in Laceède 1798 (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) or Antennarius commerson (Latreille 1804) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669] as commersoni). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius. Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

commersonii, Lophius Shaw [G.] 1804:387 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Indian Seas. No types known. See also Lophius commerson Latreille of slightly earlier date. •Valid as Antennarius commersonii (Shaw 1804) -- (Dor 1984:56 [ref. 29757], Paxton et al. 1989:278 [ref. 12442] as commersoni, Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356], Kuiter 1997:44 [ref. 25488]). •Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:92 [ref. 20669] as commersoni and author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

corallinus, Antennarius Poey [F.] 1865:188 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 13954] Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 11620. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:101 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:133 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

cubensis, Antennarius Borodin [N. A.] 1928:24, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 526] Porte [sic] Padre, Cuba. Holotype (unique): VMM 410 (now at AMNH). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547]). •Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:90 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

cunninghami, Antennarius Fowler [H. W.] 1941:279, Fig. 32 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1438] Oahu Island or Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): ANSP 69892. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:19 [ref. 13621], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Mundy 2005:265 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:130 [ref. 30952], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:101 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

delaisi, Antennarius (Triantennatus) Cadenat [J.] 1959:374, Figs. 10-11 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 11983] Gorée, Senegal. Lectotype: MNHN 1982-0149 [ex IFAN 1429]. Paralectotypes: IFAN 57 (1); MNHN 1982-0134 (1), 1982-0135 (1). Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:137 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:60 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selection: Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:60 [ref. 20669]; lectotype actually established in Pietsch et al. 1986:137 [ref. 6339]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:60 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:485 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:102 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

fasciata, Antennarius pinniceps var. Steindachner [F.] 1866:457 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 53; ref. 4210] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: (2) Not found at NMW. Did not appear in abstract, Steindachner 1866 [ref. 20460]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:640 [ref. 29066], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:99 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

fuliginosus, Antennarius Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:222, Fig. 5 [South African Journal of Science v. 53 (no. 8); ref. 12171] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 100. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch 1986:368 [ref. 5704], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:101 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

glauerti, Antennarius Whitley [G. P.] 1957:207, Fig. [Western Australian Naturalist v. 5 (no. 7); ref. 12125] Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.2979. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

goramensis, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1864:177 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 13924] Pulau-Pulau Gorong, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6288. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:117 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669] as commersoni and author as Latreille 1804, Pietsch & Arnold 2020:116 [ref. 38284] with author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

guentheri, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1864:10, Pl. 199 (fig. 4) [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 5; ref. 416] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6290. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:126 [ref. 38284]. Text published in 1864, plate in 1865. Also appeared in Bleeker 1868:275 [ref. 425]. •Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:87 [ref. 20669] as guntheri, Pietsch & Arnold 2020:124 [ref. 38284] as guntheri). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

hispidus, Lophius Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:142 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Coromandel coast, India. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2221. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:45 [ref. 24282], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:79 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:310 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:56 [ref. 29757], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441], Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Pietsch 1986:367 [ref. 5704], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:71 [ref. 20669], Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:278 [ref. 12442], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:218 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:633 [ref. 27969], Lindberg et al. 1997:216 [ref. 23547], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:188 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:42 [ref. 25488], Fricke 1999:105 [ref. 24106], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Mishra et al. 1999:84 [ref. 25315], Nakabo 2000:455 [ref. 25086], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:455 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Randall et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27624], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:122 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:71 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:639 [ref. 29066], Fricke et al. 2009:28 [ref. 30213], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:61 [ref. 35264], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:146 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:53 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:54 [ref. 34464], Psomadakis et al. 2015:174 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:10 [ref. 36883], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:75 [ref. 39118], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:77 [ref. 38284], Psomadakis et al. 2020:330 [ref. 37272], Rajeeshkumar et al. 2021:75 [ref. 38131], Arnold & Pietsch 2022:289 [ref. 39710], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:96 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:163 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Antennariidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Indonesia, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Korea, south to Western Australia, Manly Bay (New South Wales, Australia) and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

horridus, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1853:83 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6276. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:149 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Lophiocharon horridus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:146 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

indicus, Antennarius Schultz [L. P.] 1964:182, Pl. 3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 116 (no. 3500); ref. 3429] Vizagapatam, India. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 40090. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:83 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius indicus Schultz 1964 -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:115 [ref. 20669], Randall 1995:83 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Jawad & Al-Mamry 2009:1 [ref. 30663], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Psomadakis et al. 2015:174 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:314 [ref. 36183], Jawad et al. 2018:102 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:33 [ref. 37020], Mohanty et al. 2020:1436 [ref. 37820], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:83 [ref. 38284], Arnold & Pietsch 2022:290 [ref. 39710], Bhakta et al. 2023:159 [ref. 40725], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius indicus Schultz 1964. Antennariidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles and La Réunon (western Mascarenes) east to West Bengal (northeastern India) and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

insidiator, Batrachopus Whitley [G. P.] 1934:[1] [Supplement to the check-list of the fishes of New South Wales; ref. 4682] Watson's Bay, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.5263. Type catalog: Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669]. Unpaginated, description is on the 1st page of the supplement. Species was originally described and illustrated as Antennarius commersonii in Whitley 1929:137, Pl. 31 (fig. 5) [ref. 4665], but the figured specimen was later renamed as a new species in a footnote in the above reference. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:101 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

knorrii, Ostracion Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Knorr) 1792:482 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [Antilles]. Meets conditions of Art. 23.9.1.1 and 23.9.9.2 of the Code, and therefore cannot be used as a valid name. Declared a nomen oblitum by Pietsch & Arnold 2020:87 [ref. 38284]. •Senior (unused) synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Parenti & Pietsch 2003:187 [ref. 26690] as a nomen oblitum). •In the synonymy of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:87 [ref. 38284]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

lacepedii, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1856:50 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 28017. Tspe catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:98 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

lateralis, Antennarius Tanaka [S.] 1917:200 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 345); ref. 4330] Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT (lost). Species originally published in Japanese in above reference, later illustrated and described in more detail in English and Japanese in Tanaka 1918:494, Pl. 135 (fig. 378) [ref. 14911]. •Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669] as commersoni and author as Latreille 1804, Pietsch & Arnold 2020:116 [ref. 38284] with author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

laysanius, Antennarius Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1904:947 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 27 (no. 1377); ref. 2518] Laysan Island, Leeward Islands, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 8439. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:148 [ref. 12291], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:150 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Mundy 2005:264 [ref. 28379], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:148 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

leprosus, Chironectes Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:187, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4595. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:139 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:149 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Mundy 2005:264 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:129 [ref. 30952], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:146 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

leucosoma, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1854:328 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Larantuka, Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6278. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:149 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:146 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Saccarius Günther [A.] 1861:183 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1979.9.25.1. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:98 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

lochites, Phrynelox Schultz [L. P.] 1964:179, Pl. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 116 (no. 3500); ref. 3429] Dapitan Bay, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 38194. Paratypes: CAS-SU 60459 (2), USNM 197325 (1). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:104 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:61 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:485 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:102 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

lophotes, Chironectes Cuvier [G.] 1817:428, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Unknown locality. No types known. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:147 [ref. 6339]. •Synonym of Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:71 [ref. 20669], Randall 2005:71 [ref. 28239], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:77 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

lutescens, Antennarius Seale [A.] 1906:89, Fig. 2 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Tahiti, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Holotype (unique): BPBM 1347. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:117 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669] as commersoni and author as Latreille 1804, Pietsch & Arnold 2020:116 [ref. 38284] with author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Chironectes Desjardins [J.] 1840:1, Pl. 2 [Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et de Palæontologie (Sér. 2). v. 2 [for 1839]; ref. 17399] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4626. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:139 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:126 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840) -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:87 [ref. 20669], Kuiter 1997:44 [ref. 25488], Anderson et al. 1998:22 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:68 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:105 [ref. 24106], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Nakabo 2000:457 [ref. 25086], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:457 [ref. 26001], Randall et al. 2002:155 [ref. 26192], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:614 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:71 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:640 [ref. 29066], Randall 2007:128 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:78 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:368 [ref. 31242], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:147 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:37 [ref. 36273], Fujiwara et al. 2020:33 [ref. 38631], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:123 [ref. 38284], Arnold & Pietsch 2022:290 [ref. 39710], Murase et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40935], Allen & Erdmann 2024:163 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes (Mauritius) and Maldives east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Solitary Islands/New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

melas, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1857:70 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6277. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:98 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

mentzelii, Chironectes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:417 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Near Recife, Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:147 [ref. 6339]. Based on a drawing (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:56 [ref. 20669]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:56 [ref. 20669]). •Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:89 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

moluccensis, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1855:424 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 350] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6273. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:117 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius moluccensis Bleeker 1855 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441], Kao & Lin 1986:76 [ref. 39481]). •Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798), author often as Latreille 1804 -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669] as commersoni, Randall 2005:70 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:263 [ref. 28379], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:115 [ref. 38284] with author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

multiocellatus, Chironectes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:420 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Havana, Cuba. Lectotype: MNHN A-4591. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-4592 (1). Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:140 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:99 [ref. 20669] but established earlier in ref. 6339. •Valid as Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Robins & Ray 1986:87 [ref. 23100], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:99 [ref. 20669], Dennis & Bright 1988:3 [ref. 39782], Cervigón 1991:191 [ref. 24472], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:818 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:175 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:159 [ref. 25013], Collette et al. 2003:100 [ref. 26784], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:64 [ref. 27192], Pietsch 2003:1051 [ref. 17014], Smith et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:95 [ref. 27807], Wirtz et al. 2007:7, 26 [ref. 30263], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Page et al. 2013:97 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:169 [ref. 32953], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:29 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:4 [ref. 33516], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36407], Carneiro et al. 2019:213 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:122 [ref. 38139], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:131 [ref. 38284], Robertson et al. 2020:150 [ref. 38098], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:675 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:78 [ref. 38844], Fermon et al. 2022:301 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:85 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:163 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and eastern Florida (U.S.A.) south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island; eastern Atlantic: ?Gabon, São Tomé and Principe; Azores (Portugal) record needs verification. Habitat: marine.

niger, Chironectes Garrett [A.] 1864:107 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3; ref. 18276] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): destroyed in 1906 fire. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Mundy 2005:264 [ref. 28379], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:147 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

nigromaculatus, Antennarius Playfair [R. L.] 1869:239 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 2); ref. 14099] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1869.1.29.29. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:149 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:147 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

notophthalmus, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1854:544 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 16913] Djungkulon, southwestern Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6280. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:156 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius notophthalus Bleeker 1853 -- (Dor 1984:56 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:174 [ref. 20669], Kottelat 2013:274 [ref. 32989], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:155 [ref. 38284] dated 1853). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius biocellatus (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

nox, Antennarius Jordan [D. S.] 1902:375, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1261); ref. 14883] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: CAS-SU 7603. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 7599 (2), 7601 (1); USNM 49819 (1), 164192 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:148 [ref. 12291], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype established by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 by referrence to Böhlke 1953:148 [ref. 12291] who did not establish the lectotype. •Valid as Phrynelox nox (Jordan 1902) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:100 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

nuttingii, Antennarius Garman [S.] 1896:83, Pl. 2 [Bulletin of the Laboratory of Natural Science University of Iowa v. 4; ref. 14605] Haiti, West Indies. Lectotype: MCZ 11652. Paralectotypes: MCZ 11660 (1). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 [ref. 20669]. •Valid as Phrynelox nuttingi (Garman 1896) -- (Uyeno & Aizawa in Uyeno et al. 1983:246 [ref. 14275]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:58 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577]). •Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:161 [ref. 25013], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:90 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

occidentalis, Antennarius (Triantennatus) Cadenat [J.] 1959:381, Figs. 2, 12-17, 25, 26 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 11983] Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands. Lectotype: MNHN 1982-0136 [ex IFAN 51-15]. Paralectotypes: IFAN 4747-49 (1, 1, 1), 49-161 (1), 49-236 (1), 49-238 (1), 55-1587 (1), 55-1617 (1); MNHN 1982-0137 to 1982-0148 [ex IFAN] (12, 1 ea lot). Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:137-138 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:60 [ref. 20669] but actually established first in Pietsch et al. 1987:137 [ref. 6339]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:60 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:485 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:102 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

oligospilos, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1857:70 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6286. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:126 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:87 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:124 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

pardalis, Chironectes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:420, Pl. 363 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4597. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:140 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:142 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:107 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:481 [ref. 15577], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:572 [ref. 21590], Afonso et al. 1999:83 [ref. 25466] with question, Wirtz et al. 2007:7, 27 [ref. 30263], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972], Pietsch 2016:2053 [ref. 34597], Reiner 2019:123 [ref. 38139], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:140 [ref. 38284], Fermon et al. 2022:301 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Congo, including Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

pauciradiatus, Antennarius Schultz [L. P.] 1957:100, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Off Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A., depth 30-40 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 153226. Paratypes: FMNH 50249 (2); USNM 82583 (1), 116764 (2), 153146-48 (2, 2, 1), 153223 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:9 [ref. 12367], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:161 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz 1957 -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Robins & Ray 1986:88 [ref. 23100], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987: [ref. 20669], Cervigón 1991:192 [ref. 24472], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:820 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:160 [ref. 25013], Collette et al. 2003:100 [ref. 26784], Pietsch 2003:1051 [ref. 17014], Smith et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:95 [ref. 27807], Randall 2005:72 [ref. 28239], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Page et al. 2013:97 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:29 [ref. 33341], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:161 [ref. 38284], Page et al. 2023:163 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz 1957. Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and eastern Florida (U.S.A.) south to Colombia, including northern and western Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

pavoninus, Chironectes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:421 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Unknown locality. No types known. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:147 [ref. 6339]. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:99 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:132 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

peravok, Chironectes Montrouzier [X.] 1857:467 [189] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 189 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy under Chironectes leprosus; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. •In the synonymy of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:146 [ref. 38284]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae.

phymatodes, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1857:69 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6285. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:126 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius phymatodes Bleeker 1857 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:87 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:124 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins 1840). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

pictus, Lophius Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1794:no page number, Pl. 176 (upper fig.) [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Tahiti, Society Islands. Neotype: BPBM 15441. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:149 [ref. 38284]. Neotype designated by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:79 [ref. 20669]. •Valid as Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Pietsch 1986:368 [ref. 5704], Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:278 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:55 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:47 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:84 [ref. 22896], Lindberg et al. 1997:217 [ref. 23547], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:44 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:55 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:22 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:69 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:106 [ref. 24106], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Johnson 1999:724 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:457 [ref. 25086], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:457 [ref. 26001], Randall et al. 2002:155 [ref. 26192], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830] with authors as Shaw & Nodder, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:614 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27624] with authors as Shaw & Nodder, Randall 2005:72 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:264 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:640 [ref. 29066] with authorship as Shaw & Nodder, Randall 2007:129 [ref. 30952] with authorship as Shaw & Nodder, Fricke et al. 2009:28 [ref. 30213], Motomura 2009:41 [ref. 30446], Motomura et al. 2010:78 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:368 [ref. 31242], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:148 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:54 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:35 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:38 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:72 [ref. 36673], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:145 [ref. 38284], Arnold & Pietsch 2022:291 [ref. 39710], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:96 [ref. 41223], Murase et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40935], Allen & Erdmann 2024:164 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Aliwal Shoals (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan and Midway Atoll, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), Norfolk Island (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

pinniceps, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] (ex Commerson) 1856:49 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 6271. Paralectotypes: RMNH (1, not found). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669], Edwards & Glass 1987:631 [ref. 9166], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:98 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

pinniceps, Antennarius Valenciennes [A.] (ex Commerson) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:410 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Not available, name only. Validly published by Bleeker 1856. •Not available -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

polyophthalmus, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1852:644 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 16830] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6284. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:149 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669], Randall 2007:129 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:28 [ref. 30213], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:146 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

principis, Chironectes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:416 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Vicinity of Recife, Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:148 [ref. 6339]. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:99 [ref. 20669], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:160 [ref. 25013], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:131 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

randalli, Antennarius Allen [G. R.] 1970:518, Figs. 1, 2a [Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 7713] Off Motu Tautara, western coast of Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 20 meters. Holotype: BPBM 6554. Paratypes: BPBM 6553 (1), CAS 24417 (1), USNM 204310 (1). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:164 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Antennarius randalli Allen 1970 -- (Pietsch 1984:36 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:178 [ref. 20669], Pequeño 1989:43 [ref. 14125], Randall et al. 1993:229 [ref. 21003], Myers 1999:69 [ref. 23965], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Senou & Kawamoto 2002:2 [ref. 25971], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:72 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:265 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:130 [ref. 30952], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:150 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:35 [ref. 33932], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:163 [ref. 38284], Allen & Erdmann 2024:165 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius randalli Allen 1970. Antennariidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands and Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, north to Japan, south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

rubrofuscus, Chironectes Garrett [A.] 1863:64 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3; ref. 13928] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): destroyed in fire of 1906. Type catalog: Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669]. Originally as rubro-fuscus. •Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798), author often as Latreille 1804 -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:94 [ref. 20669] as commersoni, Mundy 2005:263 [ref. 28379], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:115 [ref. 38284] with author as Latreille 1804). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius commerson (Anonymous 1798). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

sandvicensis, Lophius Bennett [F. D.] 1840:258, fig'd. [Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe v. 2; ref. 260] Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): No type known. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:80 [ref. 20669], Mundy 2005:264 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:129 [ref. 30952], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:146 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

scaber, Chironectes Cuvier [G.] 1817:425, Pl. 16 [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Martinique, West Indies. Neotype: MNHN A4545. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:148 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. Original type localities Antilles and near Tonneliers Island, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Neotype selected by Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Phrynelox scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Uyeno & Aizawa in Uyeno et al. 1983:247 [ref. 14275]). •Valid as Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:88 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:193 [ref. 24472], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:161 [ref. 25013], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:169 [ref. 32953]). •Synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Fricke 1999:109 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:56 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:175 [ref. 24550], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:153 [ref. 27754]). •Valid as Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Herrera 1896:72 [ref. 39336], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:29 [ref. 33341] but needing a lectotype designation, Pietsch & Arnold 2020:86 [ref. 38284], Carvalho-Filho 2023:84 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:163 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New York (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

spectrum, Lophius Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:49 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] American Ocean, Antilles. No types known. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577]). •Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:90 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

spilopterus, Antennarius Friese [U. E.] 1974:8, Fig. [Koolewong v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20671] Appeared in caption to figure; there is no evidence that this was intended as a new species; not available, published after 1960 without a description or definition (Art. 13.1.1 of the Code). •In the synonymy of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:81 [ref. 20669]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae.

stellifer, Antennarius Barbour [T.] 1905:132, Pl. 4 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 46 (no. 7); ref. 15336] Castle Harbor, Bermuda. Holotype (unique): MCZ 29056. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:102 [ref. 20669], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:160 [ref. 25013], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Lophius Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1794:no page number, Pl. 175 [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Tahiti, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Lectotype: BMNH 1978.3.1.2. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1978.3.1.3 (1). Tspe catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:102 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:70 [ref. 20669]. Novem protectum over Ostracion knorrii Walbaum 1792 -- (Parenti & Pietsch 2003:188 [ref. 26690]). •Valid as Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch 1984:34 [ref. 5380], Pietsch 1986:368 [ref. 5704], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:55 [ref. 20669], Edwards & Glass 1987:631 [ref. 9166], Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:55 [ref. 15987], Pietsch 1990:482 [ref. 15577], Boschung 1992:79 [ref. 23239], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:573 [ref. 21590], Paulin & Roberts 1992:100 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:48 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:14 [ref. 25356], Ohnishi et al. 1997:216 [ref. 22937], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977], Lindberg et al. 1997:217 [ref. 23547], Kuiter 1997:42 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:55 [ref. 25919], Watson 1998:231 [ref. 23634], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:822 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:107 [ref. 24106], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:175 [ref. 24550], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Johnson 1999:724 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:455 [ref. 25086], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:130 [ref. 25191], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:153 [ref. 27754], Shimizu 2001:22 [ref. 25799], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:309 [ref. 25995], Everly 2002:393 [ref. 26185], Nakabo 2002:455 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:214, 541 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830] with authors as Shaw & Nodder, Pietsch 2003:1051 [ref. 17014] with authors as Shaw & Nodder, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:64 [ref. 27192] with authors as Shaw & Nodder, Myers & Donaldson 2003:614 [ref. 27495] with authors as Shaw & Nodderer, Smith et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27621] with authors as Shaw & Nodder, Nelson et al. 2004:96 [ref. 27807], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:122 [ref. 28072], Mundy 2005:265 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:640 [ref. 29066], Randall 2007:130 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:28 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:368 [ref. 31242], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:151 [ref. 31980], Page et al. 2013:97 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972], Larson et al. 2013:54 [ref. 32988], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Stewart 2015:884 [ref. 34254], Pietsch 2016:2053 [ref. 34597], Motomura et al. 2017:56 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:38 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:10 [ref. 36883], Brown et al. 2019:181 [ref. 36444], Reiner 2019:123 [ref. 38139], Kim et al. 2020:75 [ref. 39118], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:97 [ref. 38284], Sonoyama et al. 2020:32 [ref. 37637], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:676 [ref. 38945], Wada et al. 2021:36 [ref. 38521], Arnold & Pietsch 2022:292 [ref. 39710], Fermon et al. 2022:301 [ref. 39448], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:96 [ref. 41223], Hoff et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40463], Allen & Erdmann 2024:166 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical to subtropical waters of Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, but not eastern Pacific (including Red Sea). Habitat: marine.

teleplanus, Antennarius Fowler [H. W.] 1912:38, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 64; ref. 14955] Corson's Inlet, Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 38162. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:20 [ref. 13621], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:59 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547]). •Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:90 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

tenebrosus, Chironectes Poey [F.] 1852:[219, 220], Pl. 17 [as Pl. 20] (fig. 1) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Cuba. Neotype: USNM 37545. Type information: Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:101 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. Name dates from plate: Oct. 1852; text published May 1853. Neotype selected by Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:101 [ref. 20669], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:175 [ref. 24550], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:132 [ref. 38284]). •Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:90 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

thymelicus, Lophius Meuschen [F. C.] 1781:unpaged [Index to Gronovius, Zoophylacium Gronovianum; ref. 19701] Not available, published in a rejected work (Opinion 261). •In the synonymy of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:87 [ref. 38284]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae.

tigris, Chironectes Poey [F.] 1852:[217, 220], Pl. 17 [as Pl. 20] (fig. 2) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Cuba. Lectotype: MCZ 11652. Paralectotypes: MCZ 11611 (1), 11617 (1), 11619 (1), 11620 (1), 11621 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:219-220 [ref. 22926] with a holotype (MCZ 11620) and paratypes, Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. Name dates from plate: Oct. 1852; text published May 1853. Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Arnold 2020:91 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577]). •Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:89 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius scaber (Cuvier 1817). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

tricornis, Chironectes Cloquet [H.] (ex Commerson) 1817:598 (v. 8) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Off East African coast. No types known. Based on Antennarius antenna tricorni Commerson, manuscript. •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:56 [ref. 20669], Fricke 1999:107 [ref. 24106], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:97 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

tridens, Chironectes Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:159, Pl. 81 (figs. 2-5) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D1025 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH D1021-D1024 (4, stuffed). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:136 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Phrynelox tridens (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:103 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:273, 378 [ref. 8057], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:633 [ref. 27969]). •Valid as Antennarius tridens (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:134 [ref. 24556]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:57 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:483 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:217 [ref. 23547], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:321 [ref. 28867], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:97 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

verrucosus, Antennarius Bean [T. H.] 1906:31 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Saint George's Island, Bermuda. Holotype (unique): FMNH 4853. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:9 [ref. 12367], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:102 [ref. 20669], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:160 [ref. 25013], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:134 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

verus, Chironectes Cloquet [H.] 1817:599 (v. 8) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Based on Antennarius (chironectes) obscure ... Commerson MSS, Lophius variegatus Shaw and Lophie chironecte Lacepède. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:80 [ref. 20669], Fricke 1999:106 [ref. 24106], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:145 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.

vulagris, Antennarius Osório [B.] 1898:198 [Jornal de Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa (Ser. 2) v. 5; ref. 18501] Not available, no distinguishing features; credited to "Cuv. et Val." with locality Portuguese W. Africa. •As a nomen dubium -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:265 [ref. 20669]). Nomen Nudum. Antennariidae.

zebrinus, Phrynelox Schultz [L. P.] 1957:75, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 107 (no. 3383); ref. 3969] Southern Queensland, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: USNM 47854. Paratypes: FMNH 21560 (1), 44980 (1); USNM 28659 (1), 47853 (1), 59948 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:65 [ref. 12367], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:103 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Phrynelox zebrinus Schultz 1957 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:102 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:60 [ref. 20669], Pietsch 1990:484 [ref. 15577], Lindberg et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23547], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:321 [ref. 28867], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:101 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.