Description
Also known as Black Angler, Devil Fish, Painted Angler, Painted Anglerfish, Spotted Frogfish.
Found singly, pairs or in trios, sitting amongst corals, jetties, pylons, ropes, sponges, etc, camouflaged with the colour and pattern of their seat and surroundings, over sheltered reefs.
They feed on small fish.
Juveniles sometimes go through a white phase and mimic nudibranch.
Length 30cm
Depth - 0-75m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Frogfish are masters at camouflage and will change to match their surroundings. They lure their prey with a stalk between their eyes that copies the movements of its prey. Their mouth can open and expand to the width of their bodies to engulf its prey. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Antennarius-pictus.html
2 comments
Posted by @jpcNice! Never seen such a nice Frogfish before!
Posted by @fishx6Thank you to symbion for this wondeful picture of a painted frogfish in its cream phase.