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Animal realm > Chordates > Vertebrates > Bony fishes > Lophiiformes > Frogfish > Giant frogfish

Giant frogfish

Scientific name : Antennarius commersonii


The larger frog fish has a variable colour, yellow, orange, brown, black, green. Relatively smooth skin peppered with small dark spots, or covered with fouling. Illicium longer than the 2nd dorsal spine, very fleshy, with a membrane not very appearent. 30 cm.
When it is not yet at the maximum size, it can be confused with Antennarius pictus and Antennarius maculatus. The former has skin with large dark spots mimicking the sponge oscules, the second has prominent warts. A. commersoni has smoother and more uniformly coloured skin. Larger specimens can be covered with fouling, but these are identified by the size.


Habitat: Coastal bay, Deep reef, Lagoon, Reef external slope

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red sea

Sheet author: MASSIMO BOYER
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Antennarius commersoni MATTEO GUARDINI
Indonesia, Bangka island
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Swimming MATTEO GUARDINI
Indonesia, Lembeh strait
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