This Orange Longlure Frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus), with its lure extended, uses a fin as support, as if it were a paw.
Shipwreck Balboa, Georgetown Harbor, Grand Cayman Island - Depth 25 feet or 8
meters
* This small habitat was
located on
the side of the boiler room of the Shipwreck Balboa in Georgetown Harbor.
It
is given interest by the Caribbean Orange
Longlure Frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus), with its tiny
lure extended. Here, it waits for its prey among small Verongia
sponges (Verongia sp.). This Frogfish is probably not
uncommon, but is rarely sighted due to its excellent camouflage.
It uses its fins as a brace and a support, almost as if they were paws. The lure
is visible as a small colorless clump at the end of a thread fixed above
and center of the mouth. Behind and slightly above the eye is a
small unidentified fish. Visible also in the image is a white
Colonial Ascidian, red encrusting sponges, and algae.
Shipwreck Balboa, Georgetown Harbor, Grand Cayman Island - Depth 25 feet or 8 meters |