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Clown Frog fish (Angler fish)

Antennarius maculatus

Description:

Frogfishes, family Antennariidae, are a type of anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes. They have a peculiar and unique mode of feeding that is characterized most strikingly by the structure of the first dorsal spine, called the "illicium", which is placed out on the tip of the snout and modified to serve as a luring apparatus.

Habitat:

Bottom dweller, here on the volcanic ash covered bottom at Tulamben, Bali, 20-25m

Notes:

The coloring of the body is extremely variable from a specimen to another one, the dominant coloration goes from white to black passing through a whole range of related nuances like cream, pink, yellow,red, brown and also often with dark circular spots and/or with saddles.

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6 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Hi ChrisP. Your spotting is featured in the new PN blog post via a link! Cheers
http://projectnoah.tumblr.com/post/58511...

ChrisP
ChrisP 10 years ago

Pleasure..every posting I do here I learn a tremendous amount!!

williefromwi
williefromwi 10 years ago

Thanks for sharing the photo, and the great information too! Chris P.

ChrisP
ChrisP 10 years ago

The fins that have evolved towards hands are amazing!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Another wonderful spot :)

ScottHarte
ScottHarte 10 years ago

Another beautiful frogfish

ChrisP
Spotted by
ChrisP

Bali, Indonesia

Spotted on Sep 14, 2007
Submitted on Jun 14, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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