This frogfish was a surprise towards the end of our reefwalkwell after te tide had started it's return.
JK was wandering around making a few last searches with hit torch in the dark of the eveningbefore leaving the lagoon when he came across a small greenish sponge in the sand near a rock in very little water.
"ay, what a weird sponge...... no, wait! it moved...it has a tail...AY, what fish is this? This is so weird!!!".JK was wandering around making a few last searches with hit torch in the dark of the eveningbefore leaving the lagoon when he came across a small greenish sponge in the sand near a rock in very little water.
CH came by and promptly identified it as a frogfish. Frogfish are very rarely spotted on our reefwalks as they are masters of camouflage (much like the dangerous stonefish). This particular specimen was on a higher part of the intertidal zone in hte lagoon and it must have been out of water for some time when the tide ran out.
Read about JK's blogpost here :
http://sgn090608.blogpost.com/2010/01/100103-little-sisters.html
Read more about frogfishes here :
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/vertebrates/fish/antennariidae/trisignatus.htm
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/vertebrates/fish/antennariidae/black.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogfish
http://www.frogfish.ch/frogfish-behavior.html
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