Hairy Frogfish

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Wed, Mar 10th, 2010 | Marine Life, Places, Adventures 2 Comments

The water has been getting colder by the day here. Yesterday’s afternoon dive was bone-chilling, and I contemplated not going in at night…but I’m glad I did.

We found a cute little hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus).

hairy frogfish

Incidentally, there is no “hairy” frogfish per se. It’s the striated frogfish species Antennarius striatus, which happens to be hairy.

A few years ago, I had an entertaining encounter with a bigger hairy frogfish which was looking for a meal. I put together a short video of the frogfish here. The video/ audio isn’t terrific quality, as I was just learning how to use the various software packages, but it’s a fun story nonetheless.

Good Morning

Sun, Feb 21st, 2010 | Marine Life, Places, Adventures 2 Comments

It’s bright and early Sunday morning, and it’s time to head out for my second day of diving.

It always takes me a day or two to get accustomed to the excess nitrogen in my system, so this sums up how I feel right now:

yawning frogfish

Off to search for more critters…(insert big stretch and yawn).

A Valuable Lesson

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | Equipment, Technique, Marine Life 8 Comments

I suppose this comes as no surprise, but my first day of diving in Lembeh was terrific. Nudibranchs, octopuses, frogfish, Rhinopias…a nice sampling of the fascinating critters that have made this area world-renowned.

Among the encounters I had today, one in particular stands out.

This is picture of a female hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus). When I took this photo, she was clearly hungry, as she unfolded her worm-like lure and started wiggling it around, fishing for a meal…as frogfish do.

frogfish

This is a picture of the same female hairy frogfish just moments later. In front of her is a smaller, darker hairy frogfish…a male. Given their proximity, the male may have been a suitor hoping to mate with the female.

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