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Antennarius pictus in life
In life — Painted Frogfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Marine Explorer (Dr John Turnbull), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Marine Explorer (Dr John Turnbull)
BPBM 22602Ichthyology

Antennarius pictus

Painted Frogfish

As recorded: Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)

Animalia › Chordata › Lophiiformes › Antennariidae

Locality
Oahu; NE side; Kaneohe Bay
Island
Oʻahu
Record type
Preserved specimen
32 Bishop specimens of Antennarius pictus · collected 1901–1992Species page ›

Antennarius pictus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,027 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

Antennarius pictus observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID

(c) cr1970, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Antennarius pictus observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Sydney NSW, Australia

(c) Mike Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Antennarius pictus observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Lipah Beach

(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Antennarius pictus observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

Botany Bay, Sutherland Shire - East, AU-NS, AU

(c) Lynne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Antennarius pictus observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Sydney NSW, Australia

(c) Lynne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Antennarius pictus observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

Gneering Shoals, Queensland, Australia

(c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Antennarius pictus. BPBM 22602. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35105717. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22602.

Record sources