Scarlet frogfish
📖 Overview
Collected from tide pools as well as lagoon and seaward reefs ; secretive among rocks and sponges . Feeds on small fishes . Benthic . Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' . Found among reef crevices or among rubble in 1-75 m, but usually less than 10 m (Ref 90102).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Color variable, usually yellow, red or pale tan, often with a weakly pigmented dark spot at posterior dorsal fin base. Illicium about equal to the length of the 2nd dorsal spine. Esca a spherical whitish blob or it may be filamentous. Last ray of pelvic fin bifurcate. Caudal peduncle absent. : short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Scarlet frogfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 75 m , usually ? - 30 m . Tropical; 35°N - 40°S, 28°E - 107°W East Africa to the easternmost islands of the Pacific Plate (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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