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Antennariidae—frogfishes

Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957 —dwarf frogfish; USNM, I; Figures 28, 29

Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837) —longlure frogfish; USNM, I

A single juvenile specimen was collected in 2007. Although adults of this species have a very long first spine, our juvenile specimen has the first dorsal spine about the same length as the second. Böhlke and Chaplin mention this allometric growth pattern in which the first spine is short in young specimens, but increases in length with growth. The juvenile exhibits the typical adult color pattern.

Chaunacidae—sea toads

Chaunax suttkusi Caruso, 1989—Suttkus sea toad; USNM, T