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Nudibranch tears Like all Frogfishes, the Antennarius pictus tends to sit still for hours without moving, pretending to be like a piece of coral or rock. This particular juvenile even has a Nudibranch crawling on its body! Antennarius pictus,Fish,Frogfish,Geotagged,Malapascua,Painted frogfish,Philippines,Summer,cebu Click/tap to enlarge

Nudibranch tears

Like all Frogfishes, the Antennarius pictus tends to sit still for hours without moving, pretending to be like a piece of coral or rock. This particular juvenile even has a Nudibranch crawling on its body!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That is so cool, 4 photos, 4 completely different colors:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/10533/photos     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Yes, they do indeed have colour variations and also different phases may takes on different colours and markings. Posted 8 years ago

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The Painted frogfish

The painted frogfish or spotted frogfish, ''Antennarius pictus'', is a marine fish belonging to the family Antennariidae.

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Similar species: Anglerfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 11, 2016. Captured Jul 5, 2016 11:03 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO320
  • 18mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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