Antennarius moai | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]