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Golden and Red decked on Grey One of the more common Frogfish to be found in Philippines, the Giant Frogfish - Antennarius commerson can grow up to the size of 30 cm.  The one in this picture is still relatively small in size, around 15 cm.<br />
They can be highly variable in colours and some are simply plain in colour but others have appendages growing all over its body like in this picture.  Their colour variations includes - white, black, grey, brown, red, green with shades in between plus moulted look.<br />
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Frogfishes are ambush predators and they seldom swim unless disturbed.  More often, they &#039;walk&#039; with their fins adapted for that.  If not disturbed, they are likely to be found in the same area for a long time but even then, to the untrained eyes, it can be difficult to find them as they can be very well camouflaged as they hardly moves. Anilao,Antennarius commerson,Batangas,Commersons frogfish,Geotagged,Philippines,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Golden and Red decked on Grey

One of the more common Frogfish to be found in Philippines, the Giant Frogfish - Antennarius commerson can grow up to the size of 30 cm. The one in this picture is still relatively small in size, around 15 cm.
They can be highly variable in colours and some are simply plain in colour but others have appendages growing all over its body like in this picture. Their colour variations includes - white, black, grey, brown, red, green with shades in between plus moulted look.

Frogfishes are ambush predators and they seldom swim unless disturbed. More often, they 'walk' with their fins adapted for that. If not disturbed, they are likely to be found in the same area for a long time but even then, to the untrained eyes, it can be difficult to find them as they can be very well camouflaged as they hardly moves.

    comments (7)

  1. Fantastic, Albert! Posted 8 years ago
    1. Thanks, Ferdy.
      Frogfishes are usually a favourite among most scuba divers.
      Posted 8 years ago
  2. So nicely decorated, he is! :-) Posted 8 years ago
    1. Not sure its a he or she, but yes, very nicely decorated :D Posted 8 years ago
      1. Is a very beautiful scene, very colorful and he/she should be proud of being so pretty! :-) Posted 8 years ago
        1. Do agree with you, Marta but that's the funny thing about them.
          They go to extreme measures to decorate themselves and then they tried to hide from everyone by making themselves nearly invincible! ha ha
          Posted 8 years ago
          1. They are unaware of the keen eye of scuba divers detecting them :-D Posted 8 years ago

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Commerson's frogfish or the giant frogfish, ''Antennarius commerson'', is a marine fish belonging to the family Antennariidae.

Similar species: Anglerfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Sep 20, 2016. Captured Sep 19, 2016 11:12 in Unnamed Road, Tingloy, Batangas, Philippines.
  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO320
  • 18mm