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Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus

Also known as: Black Angler, Devil Fish, Painted Angler, Painted Anglerfish, Spotted Frogfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@perigor2000 · Bunaken, Indonesia · December 20111 / 2

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Overview

Juveniles sometimes go through a white phase and mimic nudibranch.

02

How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotchesspots
Body shape
legs
Behaviour
camouflagedchanges colourlures preymimicpairssolitary

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03

Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 2
RANGE
04

Juvenile photos 2

05

Discussion

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderLophiiformes
    5. familyAntennariidae
    6. genusAntennarius
    7. speciesAntennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794)

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