Ocellated frogfish

Picture of the Ocellated frogfish has been licensed under a GFDL
Original source: Own work Author Nick Hobgood Image taken near Dili, East Timor.
Author: Nick Hobgood Image taken near Dili, East Timor.
Permission: GNU Free Documentation License

The Ocellated frogfish lives in the demersal, marine environment.

The ocellated frogfish, Antennarius ocellatus, is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, found in the western Atlantic including the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea, to depths of 150 m. Its length is up to 38 cm. More

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The ocellated frogfish hunts prey with a lure of its own. Mar 31, 1999 By Albia Dugger Q: I caught this fish off North Carolina during the early spring while bottom fishing in 110 feet of water. We caught two on separate trips. More

Common names

Ocellate frogfish in English
Ocellated frogfish in English
白斑小孔蟾魚 in Mandarin Chinese
白斑小孔蟾魚 in Unknown
白斑小孔蟾鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
白斑小孔蟾鱼 in Unknown

Order : Batrachoidiformes
Family : Batrachoididae
Genus : Halophryne
Species : Halophryne ocellatus
Authority : Hutchins, 1974