Striated Frogfish

Striated Frogfish Live

Striated Frogfish – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern The striated frogfish then closes its esophagus trapping the prey This strange looking creature is called a striated frogfish. These fish are masters of camouflage. They only grow to about seven inches long. Striated frogfish do not swim around much. Rather, they rest on the seafloor and remain motionless. All of these […]

Juvenile Frogfish

Juvenile Frogfish Live

Frogfish – IUCN Conservation Status: LEAST CONCERN Striated frogfish can change colors! This is a black-phase striated frogfish.  Let’s breakdown what we are looking at.  This is a fish that lives in salt water.  It is not a frog.  It is pea-sized.  That is my fingertip in the bottom left corner, for scale.  These fish […]