Eastern Atlantic: off the African coast, from Senegal to Southwest Africa, with a single record from St. Helena. Western Atlantic: off the coast of New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and throughout the island groups of the Caribbean to the southernmost coast of Brazil. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the East African coast to the Society and Hawaiian islands, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Zealand.
Not in Eastern Pacific (Ref. 123477 ver. 09Nov2021). 東大西洋: 外海的非洲海岸, 從塞內加爾到非洲西南部, 具有一個來自聖赫勒拿島的單一記錄。 西大西洋: 外海的紐澤西州 (美國) ，百慕達群島，巴哈馬的海岸, 墨西哥灣與在加勒比海到的島群各處巴西的最南海岸。 印度-太平洋: 紅海與東非岸邊到社會與夏威夷群島,北至日本, 南至澳洲與紐西蘭。
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 48635); common length : 10.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 3585); 最大體重: 32.90 g (Ref. 118626)
背棘 (總數): 3; 背的軟條 (總數): 11-12; 臀棘 0; 臀鰭軟條: 7. Diagnosis: body short and globose; mouth large with many small, villiform teeth; skin rough, covered with bifurcate dermal spinules; pectoral-fin lobes attached to sides of body; illicium at most as long as second dorsal-fin spine; head, body and fins entirely covered with rough, parallel, dark streaks (Ref. 57225).
色彩可變的, 時常淡黃色的﹐橘色的﹐和綠色的, 灰色或褐色的有黑色的斑紋或細長的斑塊, 有時純黑色的。 突出的線從眼放射。 (參考文獻 26938) 支撐誘餌的硬骨在上嘴唇之前延伸。 (參考文獻 26938) 長度通常到大約 20 公分, 但是偶然比較大的在亞熱帶中.(參考文獻 48635)
Inhabit rocky and coral reefs, on rocks, sand or rubble (Ref. 9710). Found in weedy estuaries along the east coast of southern Africa (Ref. 4113). Occurring in marine or brackish waters (Ref. 57225). In the Atlantic, it is found at an average depth of 40 m (Ref. 5288). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Observed to inflate itself greatly like the puffers (Ref. 5521). Oviparous. Males have more intense coloration and extended cutaneous appendages than females (Ref. 205). Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | 卵 | 孕卵數 | 仔魚
Oviparous. Males have more intense coloration and extended cutaneous appendages than females (Ref. 205). Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).東大西洋: 外海的非洲海岸, 從塞內加爾到非洲西南部, 具有一個來自聖赫勒拿島的單一記錄。 西大西洋: 外海的紐澤西州 (美國) ，百慕達群島，巴哈馬的海岸, 墨西哥灣與在加勒比海到的島群各處巴西的最南海岸。 印度-太平洋: 紅海與東非岸邊到社會與夏威夷群島,北至日本, 南至澳洲與紐西蘭。
Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987. Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p. (Ref. 6773)
