---
title: "Peixe-sapo-gigante"
description: "Antennarius commerson — Peixes. Commerson's frogfish or the giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/giant-frogfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peixe-sapo-gigante

> Antennarius commerson — Peixes. Commerson's frogfish or the giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes.

- Scientific name: *Antennarius commerson*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2723
- Wikidata: [Q1115448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1115448)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121321](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121321)

## Names

- en: Giant Frogfish
- de: Riesen-Anglerfisch
- es: Ranisapo de Commerson
- fr: Antennaire géant
- pt: Peixe-sapo-gigante

## Countries with the most observations

US (537), PH (464), ID (230), NC (103), MY (36), KE (31), PA (23), TZ (17), IL (16), JP (15), CR (14), AU (13)

## Summary

Commerson's frogfish or the giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerson%27s_frogfish

## Photo

![Peixe-sapo-gigante](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-frogfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: laiet17 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394934238

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/giant-frogfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).