The baby fish, which is roughly the size of a pea, was raised from a surprise egg mass discovered last fall ...

The team is hoping that insights from the fish's growth will help them in future conservation and breeding pursuits.

It marks the first time this particular fish has been successfully raised from the larval stage in an aquarium setting.

Many animals rely on the ability to camouflage to avoid detection from predators, but in the case of the frogfish, camouflage is used to lure in its prey. The frogfish is one of the most peculiar ...

Leaving alone on the seafloor is the lonely painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus. Males and females only come together for the dirty deed but quickly become ...

The hairy frogfish, as its name suggests, is not a looker. “It’s got a face only a mother could love!” chuckles photographer Matty Smith, who shot this 15cm brown specimen nestled in a pink sponge at ...

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Popquiz: Can you spot the fish in this picture? That’s one of 47 species of the weird, sponge-like frogfish. Here are all 47 species. Frogfish are really good at blending in with their environment, ...