Frogfish and Dragonets
39 entries in the Frogfish and Dragonets compendium.
FrogfishCamouflaged ambush predators with a built-in fishing lure.AbantennariusA genus of frogfishes found in Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.AntennariidaeCamouflaged anglerfishes that lure prey with a built-in fishing rod.AntennariusA genus of frogfishes with a lure on the snout.FowlerichthyinaeA subfamily of frogfishes, sister to all other Antennariidae lineages.FowlerichthysA genus of frogfishes forming its own subfamily, Fowlerichthyinae.HistiophryninaeMonotypic subfamily of frogfishes with reduced luring appendage.HistrioA master of camouflage among floating Sargassum seaweed.NudiantennariusA monospecific frogfish genus with nearly naked skin and a deepwater habitat.Nudiantennarius subteresA nearly naked frogfish with a long second dorsal spine.RhycherinaeA subfamily of frogfish with red coloration and open mouths.Sargassum fishA camouflaged ambush predator living among floating Sargassum seaweed.CallionymidaeSmall benthic fish with colorful patterns and elongated fins.DragonetSmall, colorful benthic fish with cryptic patterns and elongated fins.SynchiropusA genus of dragonets from tropical Indo-Pacific waters.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 duescusA scattered western Pacific frogfish with a unique gill opening.Island frogfishA small Western Atlantic frogfish with a lure and rough skin.New Guinean frogfishAn Indo-Pacific ambush predator with a camouflaged lure.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.Scarlet frogfishA camouflaged ambush predator of tropical Indo-East-Pacific reefs.Side-jet frogfishA frogfish with a gill opening away from the pectoral fin.Spiny-tufted frogfishA small, pinkish frogfish with a shrimp-like lure.Spotfin frogfishA frogfish with a coin-like spot on its second dorsal fin.Tailjet frogfishA small frogfish with a rearward gill opening near the anal fin.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.Commerson's frogfishA variable frogfish using a built-in lure to attract prey.Antennarius hispidusA striped frogfish with a hairy lure and variable color.Indian frogfishA frogfish with a leaf-like lure, found in the Indian Ocean.Antennarius indicusIndian Ocean frogfish with a leaf-like lure and ocelli markings.Leopard frogfishA spotted ambush predator with a built-in fishing lure.Longlure frogfishA sponge-mimicking ambush predator of the western Atlantic.
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