
Antennatus tuberosus
Tuberculate Anglerfish
As recorded: Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817)
Animalia › Chordata › Lophiiformes › Antennariidae
- Collected by
- R.H. Snider
- Date
- December 13, 1964
- Locality
- Tongatapu Island; near Houma Village; blowhole area
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 13, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 14 other specimens.
Antennatus tuberosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-08.

2026-03-08
Logbon, Romblon, Philippines
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-08
Logbon, Romblon, Philippines
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-08
Les Trois-Bassins 97426, La Réunion
(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-06
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-06
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-27
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Antennatus tuberosus. BPBM 5748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35103966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35103966 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
