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The warty frogfish, aka clown frogfish, hails from the Indo-Pacific region from Mauritius and Reunion Islands near the center of the Indian Ocean to the western part of the Pacific Ocean. They prefer warmer, tropical water and can be found around various reefs. Even though these masters of camouflage face […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The hairy frogfish is a master at its craft; that being the craft of an ambush hunter. Using excellent aggressive, mimicry-based camouflage it lays in wait for passing prey to take an interest in the lure (esca) at the end of the rod (illicium) on its head. As soon as […]

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