what kind of Frogfish is this?

[clownfishdaddy]

i recently purchased a frogfish im unsure of the species any guesses are appreciated i think its possibly a painted frogfish maybe warty or longlure but i doubt those i have yet to see its lure yet though here are a few pictures

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Frogfish are so variable in color, it is often tough to say for sure what species you have. Any idea what region it came from?

It could be a longlure, but I can't rule out a pictus either.

Jay

 

[Brit’s Fish]

i recently purchased a frogfish im unsure of the species any guesses are appreciated i think its possibly a painted frogfish maybe warty or longlure but i doubt those i have yet to see its lure yet though here are a few pictures

Can’t help you with the ID but I do love his grouchy little face!

 

[lion king]

The only thing I can say for sure that it is an Antennarius species. The most common Antennarius available is the painted, the warty, and the giant; not a warty and the painted and giant get confused with each other often. Mostly because the giant, is just that, giant, and many shy away from them; so a lfs will just call it a painted. When they fan out their tail, the painted will have 3 eyespots.

Here's a website you can look through.

Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung - Esca und Illicium - Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.

Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung - Esca und Illicium - Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.

frogfish.ch

 

[clownfishdaddy]

The only thing I can say for sure that it is an Antennarius species. The most common Antennarius available is the painted, the warty, and the giant; not a warty and the painted and giant get confused with each other often. Mostly because the giant, is just that, giant, and many shy away from them; so a lfs will just call it a painted. When they fan out their tail, the painted will have 3 eyespots.

Here's a website you can look through.

Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung - Esca und Illicium - Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.

Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung - Esca und Illicium - Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.

frogfish.ch

 

[clownfishdaddy]

The only thing I can say for sure that it is an Antennarius species. The most common Antennarius available is the painted, the warty, and the giant; not a warty and the painted and giant get confused with each other often. Mostly because the giant, is just that, giant, and many shy away from them; so a lfs will just call it a painted. When they fan out their tail, the painted will have 3 eyespots.

Here's a website you can look through.

Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung - Esca und Illicium - Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.

Anglerfisch (Antennariidae): Merkmale, Begriffe zur Bestimmung - Esca und Illicium - Tipps zur Identifikation von Anglerfischen. Mit Illustrationen und Fotos.

frogfish.ch

Frogfish are so variable in color, it is often tough to say for sure what species you have. Any idea what region it came from?

It could be a longlure, but I can't rule out a pictus either.

Jay

 

[Brooklands]

I bet this guy will change in color as he gets older. Looks like a red one I had, he was jet black when I purchased him. I'd expect him to get to tennis ball sized in 2 years.

 

[clownfishdaddy]

I bet this guy will change in color as he gets older. Looks like a red one I had, he was jet black when I purchased him. I'd expect him to get to tennis ball sized in 2 years.

thats super cool! id love if he changed to red i recently purchased a second frogfish it is a sargassum sea frogfish figure id share this guy since everyone likes the last( they are both in separate systems) i have the painted frogfish in a 20 AIO the sargassum is a resident to my sump coming from my display tank he lives in the macro algae