#black frogfish

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A black frogfish (or black anglerfish in Australia) – Kurnell, NSW, Australia

Photograph: Nicolas and Léna Remy

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Photo by Jerome Kim | Info

The striated frogfish or hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) is a marine fish belonging to the family Antennariidae. The coloring of its body is extremely variable because individual fish tend to match their living environments. Frogfishes have the capacity to change coloration and pigment pattern, taking only a few weeks to adapt. The dominant coloration varies from yellow to brownish-orange, passing through a range of shades, but it can also be green, gray, brown, almost white, or even completely black without any pattern. The striated frogfish is found everywhere but the Mediterranean and the Arctic in shallow, sandy areas or rocky and coral reefs to deep waters.