Porichthys notatus Plainfin Midshipman, Plainfin Frogfish

Porichthys notatus is commonly referred to as Plainfin Midshipman, Plainfin Frogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

Porichthys notatus, Plainfin Midshipman.Estero Bluffs State Park, San Luis Obispo Co., CA 2013

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AphiaID:: 275658

Scientific:: Porichthys notatus
German:: Nördlicher Bootsmannfisch
English:: Plainfin Midshipman, Plainfin Frogfish

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Porichthys (Genus) > notatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Girard, 1854

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), East-Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), New South Wales (Australia), North Pacific (Ocean), the British Isles, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 366 Meter
Size:: up to 14.96" (38 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Non adatto agli acquari!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown