Antennarius moai
| Antennarius moai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Antennariidae |
| Genus: | Antennarius |
| Species: | A. moai
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| Binomial name | |
| Antennarius moai (Gerald R. Allen etal, 1970)
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Antennarius moai, commonly known as the Moai frogfish, is a species of fish native to Easter Island in the South Pacific. This species was discovered by Gerald R. Allen et al. in the 1970s.[1] FishBase lists this taxon as a synonym of Antennatus coccineus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Allen, Gerald R (1970). "Two new species of frogfishes (Antennariidae) from Easter Island". pp. 517–522jpurnal=Pacific Science. hdl:10125/6262. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Antennatus coccineus, Scarlet frogfish : aquarium". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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