Eyeing his dinner
This Marble-Mouth Frogfish - Lophiocharon lithinostomus was using its lure to hunt the small fish swimming in front of him. They may flick the lure just like it is fishing and when the small fish comes close enough, they will swallow the fish full. They are capable of swallowing a prey that is nearly the same size as them.
Lophiocharon is a genus of frogfishes native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. L. lithinostomus is very uncommon and found only occasionally in the Western Pacific. Inhabits coastal reefs in 1-10 m and resembles algal-covered rock.
Characterized by mottled green color; membrane between each pair of caudal fin rays with row of 2-4 dark-edged, large white spots; unbranched pelvic rays; illicium almost twice as long as second dorsal spines, 21.6-36.4 % SL; with dermal spinules covering.. more
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I also had one which I recorded by accident as I didn't realised there was a second Frogfish waiting in ambush and as another Frogfish walk pass, the first one went for it! Check out the video here :
Posted 8 years ago