Warty Frogfish

Description:

The warty frogfish grows up to 15 cm long. Like other members of its family, it has a globulous, extensible body, and its soft skin is covered with small dermal spinules. The skin is covered with numerous small, wart-like protuberances. Its large prognathous mouth allows it to consume prey its same size. The coloring of its body is extremely variable because it tends to match its living environment. Frogfishes have the capacity to change coloration and pigment pattern in a few weeks. However, the dominant coloration goes from white to black, passing through a whole range of related nuances such as cream, pink, yellow, red, and brown, often with dark, circular spots and/or with saddles

Habitat:

Found at around 14 meters depth among coral rubbles at the fringe of coral reefs.

Notes:

Both pics of different individuals, found around 3 meters of each other. Pics of different individuals was posted to show their colour variations.