Antennariidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 53-54

Antennariidae

(anglerfishes)

Antennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1830)

Freckled Anglerfish

Chironectes coccineus Lesson, 1830: 143 ( Mauritius) .

Antennarius coccineus — Hoese et al. 2006: 639 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Antennarius commersonii ( Latreille, 1804)

Giant Anglerfish

Lophius commerson Latreille, 1804: 71 ( Mauritius) .

Antennarius commersonii — Macleay 1878: 356 (Port Darwin).

Antennarius chironectes – Taylor 1964: 301 (Port Darwin).

Antennarius moluccensis — Marshall 1964: 514–515 (Northern Territory).

Antennarius commersoni — Pietsch and Grobecker 1987: 92 (Port Darwin); Larson and Williams 1997: 349 (Port Darwin).

Antennarius hispidus ( Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Shaggy Anglerfish Lophius hispidus Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 142 (off Coromandel, India). Antennarius hispidus — Pietsch and Grobecker 1987: 74 (N of Snake Bay; Melville Island); Russell and Houston

1989: 80 (Arafura Sea).

Fort Hill Wharf , Darwin Harbour; N of Cape Wessel; Groote Eylandt .

Antennarius nummifer ( Cuvier, 1817) Spotfin Anglerfish Chironectes nummifer Cuvier, 1817: 430 (locality unknown). Antennarius nummifer — Pietsch and Grobecker 1987: 142 (Sahut [lapsus for Sahul] Bank, N. Australia); Paxton et al. 1989: 278 (NT); Hoese et al. 2006: 640 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Arafura Sea.

Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)

Painted Anglerfish

Lophius pictus Shaw , in Shaw and Nodder, 1794: plate 176 (locality unknown).

Antennarius pictus — Paxton et al. 1989: 278 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 640 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Moira Reef, Port Patterson; Stokes Hill Wharf, Fannie Bay, Darwin Harbour; Rimbija Island; Wessel

Islands.

Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794)

Striate Anglerfish

Lophius striatus Shaw , in Shaw and Nodder, 1794: plate 175 ( Australia; locality unknown).

Antennarius striatus — Paxton et al. 1989: 279 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 641 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Histrio histrio ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Sargassum Fish

Lophius histrio Linnaeus, 1758: 237 (unknown locality).

Histrio histrio — Paxton et al. 1989: 279–280 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 642 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). SE of Evans Shoal.

Lophichthys boschmai Boeseman, 1964

Boschma’s Anglerfish

Lophichthys boschmai Boeseman, 1964: 12–18 (Arafura Sea near Merauke).— Hoese et al. 2006: 643 (NT; N coast).

Finke Bay, Chambers Bay.

Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004 Hutchin’s Anglerfish Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004: 160 (James Price Point, 55 km north of Broome, Western Australia).—

Hoese et al. 2006: 644 (NT; N coast).

Pumphouse, Darwin Wharf; Lee Point, Darwin ( AMS paratype) .

Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844) Spot-tail Anglerfish Cheironectes trisignatus Richardson,1844a: 15 (King George's Sound, WA). Antennaries urophthalmus — Macleay 1878: 356 (Port Darwin). Antennarius urophthalmus — Klunzinger 1880: 388 (Port Darwin). Antennarius asper — Whitley 1954: 28 (Darwin); Taylor 1964: 301 (East Point Reef or Woods Inlet). Antennarius (Plumantennatus) asper — Schultz 1957: 89–90 (Woods Inlet, West of Darwin). Lophiocharon trisignatus — Pietsch and Grobecker 1987: 224 (Port Darwin); Larson and Williams 1997: 349 (Navy landing; Vesteys Beach reef; Channel Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 644 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Darwin Harbour; Field Island.

Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907

Blackspot Anglerfish

Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907b: 20 (Port Curtis, Qld).— Schultz 1957: 64–65 (Jarape, north coast of Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 349 (Darwin Harbour); Hoese et al. 2006: 645 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Darwin Harbour.