Deep-sea Anglerfishes (Melanocetidae and Ceratidae) characteristics, habitat and range, behavior, mating behavior, bioluminescence in the lure, sense organs, reproduction, densive behavior, the deep ocean, links to other pages with photos of deep-sea anglers
Animals living here have developed many strategies to cope with that.
Feeding behavior of the frogfishes (Antennariidae): Aggressive mimicry / resemblance – Luring prey – Gape and Suck. With photos and illustrations
I have actually seen on various occasions, how small gobies flittered over the body
Frogfish behavior print version: Compiled from several pages about frogfish behavior (without illustrations and photos) Characteristics – Colors and Shapes – Feeding Behavior – Reproduction
There is a group of frogfish species, which have no or a much reduced lure.
Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung – Esca und Illicium – Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.
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Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung – Esca und Illicium – Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.
These frogfishes are common in Japan and have a short lure: Abantennarius dorehensis
Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung – Esca und Illicium – Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.
These frogfishes are common in tropical Australia and have a short lure: Abantennarius
I also have a job so I can earn money for my diving holidays…
Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung – Esca und Illicium – Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.
Question: In which geographic area have you found the frogfish?
Anglerfische (Antennariidae) aus dem Subtropischen und gemässigten Australien: Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung – Esca und Illicium – Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos. Perth: Phyllophryne scortea, Rhycherus gloveri / Adelaide: Allenichthys glauerti, Echinophryne crassispina, Echinophryne reynoldsi, Histiophryne bougainvilli, Histiophryne cryptacanthus, Phyllophryne scortea, Rhycherus filamentosus, Rhycherus gloveri / Melbourne: Echinophryne crassispina, Echinophryne mitchelli, Echinophryne reynoldsi, Histiophryne bougainvilli, Histiophryne cryptacanthus, Kuiterichthys furcipilis, Rhycherus filamentosus / Tasmania: Echinophryne mitchelli, Kuiterichthys furcipilis, Phyllophryne scortea / Sydney: Kuiterichthys sp
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Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung – Esca und Illicium – Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.
These frogfishes are common in Japan and have a long luring apparatus: Antennarius
