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Warty frogfish

Antennarius maculatus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Splendid yellow frogfish that we saw in a wall of Koh Phi Phi with a neighbor moray eel.

Habitat:

Coral and walls reef crevices. Mimetizes.

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Antennarius maculatus

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Comments (2)
The MnMs
Hehee..the dive master spotted it for us!..I also never find them :-)
Elsa
Lucky you! I always look for these guys, but haven't had such luck yet. What amazingly strange creatures they are.

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PublishedMay 29, 2011

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