Butler's frogfish

Features

Butler's frogfish is densely covered with lobed and branched skin tag. The shape is blurred completely with the algae -covered surroundings. The color can be olive, green or brown. The eyes are bright red or green. His Angel ( Illicium ) is thin, very long, and reaches a length of 20 % of fish length. The bait (esca ) is leaf-shaped. Butler's frogfish has no swim bladder.

Dissemination

The fish live in the tropical western Pacific on the coast of northern Australia, on the south coast of eastern New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. You will stay in depths of 30 to 130 meters, between dense algae populations.