Sargassum fish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sargassum fish lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Histrio histrio
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Lophiiformes
Family	Antennariidae

Where does the sargassum fish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sargassum fish in 2 countries and territories across North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sargassum fish endangered?

The sargassum fish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sargassum fish?

The sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) is a ray-finned fish in the order Lophiiformes and the family Antennariidae, genus Histrio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sargassum fish

The sargassum fish, anglerfish, or frog fish (Histrio histrio) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes, the only species in the genus Histrio. It lives among Sargassum seaweed which floats in subtropical oceans. The scientific name comes from the Latin histrio meaning a stage player or actor and refers to the fish's feeding behaviour.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sargassum fish (revision 1354732621), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1113162 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).