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A striated frogfish, with upturned mouth, very distinct spinules, and esca in the form of a white worm A frogfish in Mactan, Philippines Frogfishes have a stocky appearance, atypical of fish. Ranging from 2.5–38 cm (0.98–14.96 in) long, their plump, high-backed, unstreamlined body is scaleless and bare, often covered with bumpy, bifurcated ...
The frogfish uses its stalked pectoral fins and its pelvic fins to slowly "walk" across the bottom. Frogfishes have been observed inflating themselves by filling their stomachs with air or water. [7] This is a solitary species found in small populations. It is the most common frogfish species in the West Indies [8] and harmless to humans. [2]
These frogs (if one includes the two very closely related species, as discussed above) are the most common frogs on the West Coast of North America. Although Pacific tree frogs remain abundant, some other species found in the same areas, such as California red-legged frogs, are declining. Most populations of tree frogs appear healthy, and they ...
Batrachoididae / b æ t r ə ˈ k ɔɪ d ɪ d iː / is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes / b æ t r ə ˈ k ɔɪ d ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /.Members of this family are usually called toadfish or frogfish: both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (batrakhos is Greek for frog).
Fowlerichthys radiosus was first formally described as Antennarius radiosus in 1869 by the American zoologist Samuel Garman with its type locality given as off Key West in Florida. [2] In 1941 Thomas Barbour described a new species, Fowlerichthys floridanus , from off Palm Beach, Florida and classified it in a new genus called Fowlerichthys and ...
Members of the genus Lophius, also sometimes called monkfish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, and sea-devils, are various species of lophiid anglerfishes found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Lophius is known as the "monk" or "monkfish" to the North Sea and North Atlantic fishermen, a name which also belongs to Squatina squatina , the angelshark ...
African clawed frogs are fully aquatic and will rarely leave the water except to migrate to new water bodies during droughts or other disturbances. Clawed frogs have powerful legs that help them move quickly both underwater and on land. Feral clawed frogs in South Wales have been found to travel up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) between locations. [11]
[5] [9] [10] It is also a cannibalistic species—the male African bullfrog is known for occasionally eating the tadpoles he guards, [11] and juveniles also eat tadpoles. [12] An African bullfrog kept at the Pretoria Zoo in South Africa once ate 17 juvenile Rinkhals snakes ( Hemachatus haemachatus ).