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A frogfish disguised as an algae-covered stone. The unusual appearance of the frogfish functions to conceal it from predators and sometimes to mimic a potential meal to lure it in. In the study of animal behavior, this is known as aggressive mimicry. Their unusual shape, colour, and skin textures disguise frogfish.
Defining characteristics of Abantennarius coccineus include the last pelvic fin ray being split in two, its second dorsal fin being curved and having an illicium that is much smaller than the standard frogfish illicium length, previously recorded as being only 8.8% the normal length. Another unique trait is the growth on the top of its head ...
Batrachomoeus trispinosus, the three-spined frogfish or Broadbent's frogfish, is a species of Indo-Pacific toadfish, from the largely Old World subfamily, Halophryninae, of the family Batrachoididae. It is the type species of the genus Batrachomoeus. [2] It is said to be the only fish known to cry like a baby and produce complex non-linear calls.
the longlure frogfish is a bottom dweller, mimicking the surrounding sponges by varying its background hue to match that of the dominant sponge in the area. It also has multiple ocellii (eye-like markings) that look like the openings in a sponge. The frogfish uses its stalked pectoral fins and its pelvic fins to slowly
Batrachoididae / b æ t r ə ˈ k ɔɪ d ɪ d iː / is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes / b æ t r ə ˈ k ɔɪ d ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /.Members of this family are usually called toadfish or frogfish: both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (batrakhos is Greek for frog).
Members of the genus Lophius, also sometimes called monkfish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, and sea-devils, are various species of lophiid anglerfishes found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Lophius is known as the "monk" or "monkfish" to the North Sea and North Atlantic fishermen, a name which also belongs to Squatina squatina , the angelshark ...
Brackish-water frogfish: Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomons, the Philippines and Taiwan. Antennarius commerson Lacépède, 1798: Commerson's frogfish: Red Sea and South Africa to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe and the Society islands Antennarius hispidus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801: Shaggy ...
These are large frogfishes, [8] with the largest species being the ocellated frogfish (F. ocellatus) which has a maximum published total length of 38 cm (15 in) [6] while the smallest is the singlespot frogfsih (Fowlerichthys radiosus) which has a maximum length of 25 cm (9.8 in).