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


Reef Fish Portraits - Caribbean Underwater Photography Gallery I

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Reef Fish Portraits

Caribbean Underwater Photography Gallery I

 

 *  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

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