Frogfish

Marine Life / Frogfish

There are a bunch of different species of frogfish in the Philippines, and you can find them here!

• Painted frogfish Antennarius pictus

  The painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) is a variable frogfish that sits motionless on rubble or sponges, using a lure on its head to attract prey.

• Hairy frogfish Antennarius striatus

  The hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) is a stocky ambush predator covered in fine, hair-like skin filaments that make it look like a clump of algae.

• Giant frogfish Antennarius commerson

  The giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) is the largest frogfish species, a lumpy, sponge-like ambush hunter that can reach well over 30 cm.

• Warty frogfish Antennarius maculatus

  The warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus), also called the clown frogfish, is a small, lumpy frogfish covered in wart-like bumps, often in bright yellow, orange, white or red.

• Sargassum fish Histrio histrio

  The sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) is a frogfish that has left the sea floor to live in floating seaweed, its mottled yellow-brown body and leafy skin flaps matching the drifting sargassum…

• Spotfin frogfish Antennatus nummifer

  The spotfin frogfish (Antennatus nummifer) is a small, secretive frogfish recognised by the dark, ringed spot at the base of its dorsal fin.

• Randall's frogfish Antennarius randalli

  Randall's frogfish (Antennarius randalli) is a tiny frogfish, usually under 5 cm, often black or deep red with a few white spots and white-tipped fins.

• Nudiantennarius Nudiantennarius subteres

  Nudiantennarius subteres, sometimes called the pygmy frogfish, is a minute frogfish only a few centimetres long and the sole member of its genus.

• Antennatus tuberosus

  Antennatus tuberosus, the tuberculated or pygmy frogfish, is a small frogfish that lives deep inside branching corals, often hidden right in the middle of a coral head.

• Shaggy frogfish Antennarius hispidus

  The shaggy frogfish (Antennarius hispidus) is a furry-looking frogfish with dense skin spinules and dark stripes radiating across its yellow to brown body.

• Scarlet Frogfish Antennatus coccineus

  The scarlet frogfish (Antennatus coccineus) is a small, secretive frogfish that hides in reef crevices, usually red, orange or brown with darker blotches.