Frogfish
49 entries in the Frogfish and Dragonets compendium.
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AbantennariusA genus of frogfishes found in Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.Abantennarius analisA small frogfish with a rearward gill opening near the anal fin.Abantennarius bermudensisA small ambush predator of Western Atlantic reefs.Abantennarius coccineusA colorful, solitary frogfish with a complex taxonomic history.Abantennarius dorehensisA camouflaged ambush predator of Indo-Pacific reefs.Abantennarius drombusA cryptic Hawaiian frogfish known from few observations.Abantennarius nummiferA frogfish with a coin-like spot on its dorsal fin.Abantennarius rosaceusA small, pinkish frogfish with a shrimp-like lure.Abantennarius sanguineusA small, variable-colored frogfish with a built-in fishing lure.AntennariusA genus of frogfishes with a lure on the snout.Antennarius biocellatusA euryhaline frogfish with twin ocelli and a lure on its snout.Antennarius commersonA euryhaline frogfish with a variable coloration and a fishing lure.Antennarius indicusIndian Ocean frogfish with a leaf-like lure and ocelli markings.Antennarius pauciradiatusA small western Atlantic frogfish with a tentacle-like lure.Antennarius pictusA camouflaging ambush predator with a fishing-rod lure.Antennarius scaberA valid Western Atlantic frogfish with a two-lobed lure.Antennatus strigatusA small, globose frogfish with dark streaks and a lure-like dorsal spine.Antennatus tuberosusA camouflaged ambush predator with a long lure.
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EchinophryneA genus of spiny-skinned frogfishes endemic to Australian waters.Echinophryne crassispinaA small, spiny anglerfish endemic to southern Australian temperate waters.Echinophryne mitchelliiA spiny-coated frogfish endemic to temperate southern Australian waters.
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FowlerichthysA genus of frogfishes forming its own subfamily, Fowlerichthyinae.Fowlerichthys avalonisThe most widespread frogfish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.Fowlerichthys radiosusA Western Atlantic frogfish with a single large ocellus.Fowlerichthys scriptissimusA scripted frogfish first recorded in Korean waters in 2012.Fowlerichthys senegalensisA mottled brown frogfish with a dark ocellus off West Africa.FrogfishCamouflaged ambush predators with a built-in fishing lure.
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Leopard frogfishA spotted ambush predator with a built-in fishing lure.Longlure frogfishA sponge-mimicking ambush predator of the western Atlantic.LophiocharonA genus of frogfishes with free dorsal spines and bifurcate caudal rays.Lophiocharon trisignatusA solitary frogfish with a long illicium and three body spots.
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PhyllophryneA smooth-skinned frogfish endemic to southern Australian waters.PorophryneA monospecific frogfish genus endemic to New South Wales waters.Psychedelic frogfishA frogfish with a fingerprint-like pattern and a bouncing-ball locomotion.
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Randall's frogfishA small Indo-Pacific frogfish with a filamentous lure.RhycherinaeA subfamily of frogfish with red coloration and open mouths.RhycherusA genus of Australian endemic frogfishes with ragged appearance.Rhycherus filamentosusA well-camouflaged ambush predator endemic to southern Australia.
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Sargassum fishA camouflaged ambush predator living among floating Sargassum seaweed.Shaggy frogfishA striped, lure-bearing frogfish of Indo-Pacific reefs and mud habitats.Side-jet frogfishA frogfish with a gill opening away from the pectoral fin.Striated frogfishA camouflaged anglerfish that lures prey with a worm-like appendage.
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