Giant Frogfish
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Anntenarius
Species: commerson
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Anntenarius
Species: commerson
Giant frogfish or also known as commerson’s frogfish are the largest in the species. This bony fish length can reach up to 15 inches. They have ability to camouflage and they are masters at camouflaging. Because its ability to camouflage, its color depends on the surroundings. As they camouflaging they may look like corals, algae, sponge, or rock. When its prey come too close and not realizing that there is frogfish near them, frogfish able to expand their mouth cavity 12 times its size and gulped its prey down. Thid unusual ability of expanding mouth cavity, allowing them to eat larger preys than themselves. They also have modified dorsal spine to attract its prey when lying in wait fails. Frogfish usually eat small fish, crustaceans, and worms.
Male and female frogfish has the same size. But when the females carries eggs it will increase size depending on their egg mass. They put the eggs in large mucus covered masses near the surface. Frogfish doesn't give parental care to the young. After the larvae brood, the eggs will sinks short. Giant frogfish can be found on warm tropical waters in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Oceans, and also red sea. Lembeh straits, North Sulawesi, Batangas, Philippines, and Kona coast (Hawaii) are the best places to see the giant frogfish according to CoralRealm. Commerson’s frogfish lives in at a depth range of 1 to 50 m.
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Male and female frogfish has the same size. But when the females carries eggs it will increase size depending on their egg mass. They put the eggs in large mucus covered masses near the surface. Frogfish doesn't give parental care to the young. After the larvae brood, the eggs will sinks short. Giant frogfish can be found on warm tropical waters in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Oceans, and also red sea. Lembeh straits, North Sulawesi, Batangas, Philippines, and Kona coast (Hawaii) are the best places to see the giant frogfish according to CoralRealm. Commerson’s frogfish lives in at a depth range of 1 to 50 m.
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