Sargassum fish

Sargassofisch ( Histrio histrio )

The Sargassofisch ( Histrio histrio ), Sargassum frogfish or Sargassum toadfish belongs to the angler fish. The genus is monotypic Histrio and contains only this single article

Dissemination

He lives in floating brown algae of the genus Sargassum on the surface of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Since it is dependent on the algae, it can be drifted far off from its area of ​​distribution. So even before the coast of Northern Norway Sargassofische were found that were drifted by the Gulf Stream.

Appearance

Have Sargassofische, like other frogfish, a clumsy, laterally compressed body. It is covered by numerous excesses that camouflage the fish between the Tangen excellent. The color is mottled, light brown and ocher. Breast and pelvic fins resemble hands. With them, the animal at the Tangen can hold. Sargassofische be 15 inches long. Endangered Sargassofische can inflate by swallowing water as puffers.

The Antennariidae are known to achieve the greatest snap rate of all fish in food intake: the Maulaufreißen to Saugschnappen takes only 12 milliseconds.

Propagation

Sargassofische spawn at night. The couple leave the protective Tang and swims together on the water surface where they release sperm and eggs. The eggs forming a rolled strip which, after it has swollen, 6 to 8 inches wide and can be 75 inches long. After four to five days, the larvae hatch and swim after eleven days, when the yolk sac has been consumed freely. Sargassofische have already spawned in the aquarium.