Wildlife

General description

These antennals have a huge body, devoid of scales which seems mishappen because covered in warts. They can grow to 40 cm.

The dorsal fins are spiny. The first is composed of three spines the first of which is located just above the mouth, in between the eyes. It supports a shred of skin which it can transform into a fishing line. The pectoral, and pelvic fins are stalked and resemble paws.

On the other side, the caudale fin is small.

The gill openings, of small size, are located at the base of the pectoral fins. The mouth is very big, with a prominent lower jaw. It is placed sideways and opens largely on the top to inhale pray. The teeth are villiform.

The eyes are placed on the very top of the head and close to one another.

The colouration, browny yellow, is variable according to the habitat, mimic obligations. The senegalensis species is recognizable due to a large black marking haloed with light located on the base of the rear dorsal fin. 

Frogfish Close Up in Amed, Bali thumbnail
Green Frogfish in Tulamben, Bali thumbnail
Hairy Frogfish Close Up in Amed thumbnail
Bicolore Frogfish in Menjangan Marine Park, Bali thumbnail
Hairy Frogfish in Amed, Bali thumbnail
Green Frogfish in Menjangan Marine Park, Bali thumbnail
Green Frogfish on Hard Coral in Tulamben, Bali thumbnail
Red Frogfish in Amed, Bali thumbnail
Yellow Bicolore Frogfish in Pemuteran, Bali thumbnail
Yellow Frogfish in Bali thumbnail
Yellow Frogfish in Menjangan Marine Park, Bali thumbnail
Yellow Frogfish mouth open on Hard Coral in Amed, Bali thumbnail
Orange Tiny Frogfish in Tulamben thumbnail
Yellow Frogfish on Hard Coral in Amed, Bali thumbnail

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Life and Habitat

The Antennariidae are benthic fish that prefer sheltered zones, rocks, and wrecks. They stay completely still on the bottom. When they are disturbed, they move by walking on the bottom thanks to pectoral fins. They can also move forward by inhaling water that they expulse with their gill openings.  Piscivorous species (fish eaters), frog fish “fish” their pray by waggling their fishing line. The pray is inhaled in a fraction of a second is the wide opened mouth of the animal. This is why they are also called Anglerfish. The females lay their eggs which stick together in a big gelatin like lump.

Yellow Frogfish in white sand bottom of Pemuteran Bay, Bali thumbnail
Frogfish on the Coral in Tulamben, Bali thumbnail
Hidden Pink Frogfish during Macro Dive in Tulamben thumbnail
Macro Bicolore Frogfish in Amed, Bali thumbnail
Hidden red Frogfish in the red Coral in Tulamben, Bali thumbnail
Hidden red Frogfish in the red Coral thumbnail

Depth

Shallow dive mostly but can be found at up to 25 meters deep. There is no reason to go deeper!

meters

Kind of Diving

Underneath the Frogfishes!

Macro exploration dive mostly as it is important to spend time looking between the corals.

Notes

Accessible to all levels as long as the divers have good buoyancy to not ruin the pictures of other divers.

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