Antennarius pictus
Painted Frogfish
As recorded: Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)
Animalia › Chordata › Lophiiformes › Antennariidae
- Date
- September 25, 1984
- Locality
- Midway Atoll; lagoon
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Depth
- 8 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Antennarius pictus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,027 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID
(c) cr1970, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Sydney NSW, Australia
(c) Mike Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Botany Bay, Sutherland Shire - East, AU-NS, AU
(c) Lynne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Sydney NSW, Australia
(c) Lynne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Gneering Shoals, Queensland, Australia
(c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Antennarius pictus. BPBM 34928. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35105580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34928.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35105580 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026