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Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson

Photo by Blogie
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Field Notes

Description:

My previous spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7928277

Notes:

Dive site: Angel's Cove, Talikud Island. Depth: 45 feet.
The fourth photo shows the frogfish and my hand, about 6 inches above the fish.

Reference Links:

Big angler (Antennarius commerson), The Giant Frogfish - Identify tropical fish - Whats That Fish!

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Comments (7)
Blogie
@Nopayahnah - LOL! @Marta - Yeah, it's not very big... yet. I've seen bigger ones here.
The MnMs
Nice! with your hand on the side we can see its size. Is smaller than I thought :-)
Maria dB
My goodness! In the first photo with the red behind it, almost looks like someone dropped a Halloween mask in the water
Blogie
Thanks, AzriAzmi & AnnvanWijgerden! Yeah, it's some fish alright. It's ugly yet fascinating. :D
AzriAzmi
Very nice series of the Giant Frogfish photo !

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PublishedJanuary 22, 2012

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