Sargassumfish

The sargassumfish, Histrio histrio (literally, "the actor"), is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, the only species in its genus. It lives among sargassum weed which floats in subtropical oceans. Its length is up to 20 cm. Illustration of a sargassumfish. More

The sargassumfish is characterized by its very short angling apparatus and its smooth skin, which lacks the small, spiny scales or dermal spinules typical of most other frogfishes. More

The sargassumfish (Histrio histrio) is a type of anglerfish. Anglers belong to a family of fishes known as Antennariidae and have a fleshy fold of skin on their foreheads which is used to attract prey. More

Physical characteristics: Sargassumfish have a short fishing rod and smooth skin. The fish are usually camouflaged with streaks, spots, and mottling of brown, olive, and yellow, making them nearly impossible to detect in the seaweed in which they hide. More

Sargassumfish drooled (another symptom of mercury poisoning). More

The Sargassumfish lives in clumps of drifing sargassum, which often floats into the deeper ocean and have been known to take the sargassumfish as far north as Norway. More

/sɑrˈgæs əmˌfɪʃ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation Show IPA Use sargassumfish in a SentenceSee images of sargassumfishSearch sargassumfish on the Web–noun, plural -fish⋅es, (especially collectively ) -fish. an olive-brown and black frogfish, Histrio histrio, inhabiting tropical Atlantic and western Pacific seas among floating sargassum weed. More

The standard length of the juvenile sargassumfish is ten millimeters. This image was taken with a Nikon D1X 5.47-megapixel camera with a 105-millimeter f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor lens and dual Nikon SB28 flash units. More

interest in Sargassumfish is through the aquarium fish trade. More

Sargassumfish line illustration courtesy NOAA sargassumfish More

Sargassumfish are members of the frogfish family that reach 6 inches in length. As in other frogfishes, the body is moderately compressed and globular in shape. More

Sargassumfish (Histrio histrio) on a research trip. This species must be isolated, since they're a voracious predator capable of swallowing fish their own size! We intended to set up the 5-gallon as a species tank for this one fish. More

Sargassumfish are colored to match the seaweed that floats where they live. It protects them from hungry predators, but it also makes them nearly invisible to prey. More

while the sargassumfish is colored to blend in with the surrounding sargassumSargassumSargassum is a genus of brown macroalga in the order Fucales. More

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