Reef Fish
Frogfish
Antennariidae · Bony fish, family Antennariidae (frogfishes, order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes); family-level overview of roughly 50 species
Finding the frogfish is the dive. Some fifty species of these globular anglerfishes sit motionless for days impersonating sponges, tunicates, algae-covered rock, or, in the hairy frogfish's case, a tuft of drifting weed, and even hand-sized individuals vanish against the right background. The first dorsal spine has evolved into a fishing rod tipped with a lure, a wriggling worm shape in some species and a shrimp shape in others, twitched above the mouth to call prey in. The strike is among the fastest feeding movements measured in fishes, the mouth ballooning open in a few milliseconds to inhale fish nearly the hunter's own length. Frogfishes walk rather than swim, ambling on limb-like pectoral fins. Muck guides track individuals for weeks, so ask what the site is holding.
在哪里、什么时候能见到
"常驻"表示在该目的地潜水时大多数情况下都能遇见它们；"季节性"表示在所列月份内可靠出现；其他任何情况都是意外惊喜，而非计划中的保障。
| 目的地 | 可靠性 | 月份 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Lembeh StraitIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| AnilaoPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Banda Sea & AmbonIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo IslandPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| BonaireBonaire | Occasional | 全年皆宜 |
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深入了解
栖息地: Sponges, rubble, wreck surfaces, jetty piles, and weed on both muck slopes and coral reefs; the sargassumfish drifts at the surface in floating weed.
分布范围: Warm seas worldwide; greatest variety in the Coral Triangle, with the longlure frogfish standing in across the Caribbean.
习性: Sits motionless for days matching a sponge or weed tuft, twitching a modified dorsal-spine fishing rod and lure above the mouth; walks on limb-like pectoral fins rather than swimming.
食性: Fishes and crustaceans lured within range and inhaled whole, including prey nearly the frogfish's own length.
体型: 通常约 0.1 m; 记录深度可达 0.4 m (family range in total length; most diver-found species run 5–20 cm, the giant frogfish to about 40 cm).
与它相处时的行为守则
Never move a frogfish or its perch for a cleaner shot, and skip repeated strobe volleys at close range; a relocated ambusher loses its hunting spot.
保育
Few species have been formally assessed; the practical threats are habitat loss on muck coastlines and collection for aquaria.
以此著称的已标注潜点
高亮显示的潜点由编辑团队为该物种标注；数字为1990年以来潜点约5公里范围内的GBIF出现记录数。
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