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Antennarius pictus
Also known as Painted Anglerfish, frogfish feed on small fish, crustaceans and worms. Their colors usually vary to match their surroundings. Juveniles sometimes go through a black phase. This frogfish grows to a length of about 16cm.
Found singly on sheltered reefs with leaf litter on sandy bottoms with rich sponge growth, at depths of 3 to 50m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
I spotted this frogfish at 57 feet during a day dive in one of my favorite dive sites hereabouts, Dayang Beach, Talikud Is., Samal. It was out in the open in this mostly sandy and rubble area.
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@Sachin - Lucky, yes. These rare fish are difficult to spot! :)
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Thanks, Sachin! Yes, he's really amazing -- I think I spent a quarter of my dive time with him this afternoon! :D
Amazing,