Shaggy frogfish

Hispid frogfish ( Antennarius hispidus )

The Shaggy or Hispid frogfish ( Antennarius hispidus ) lives in the Indo-Pacific from the coast of East Africa to India, Malaysia to the Moluccas, north to Taiwan, south to the coast of northern Australia. A single find, there are at Fiji. On the coasts of oceanic islands of the Indian Ocean, he seems to be missing. They live in water depths of 10 to 200 meters.

Features

Hispid - angler fish are about 18 to 20 inches long. Their color varies, is usually brown, ocher or yellow. Short, black or brown lines that run from the eye and the pectoral fins radiate, pattern the fins, head and sides. The belly is usually without screening. The formed from the first ray of the dorsal fin " Illicium " (Angel) is exactly as long as the second dorsal fin ray. The " Esca " ( bait ) consists of a filament tufts.

Fins formula: Dorsal III/13, Anal 7

Way of life

The fish live in habitats with muddy ground between rock and coral reefs. Keep on especially on shadowed places. Their spawning they put into a ribbon-like, gelatinous mass. Their diet consists mainly of small fish and shrimp.