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Family Antennariidae
HAWAII
Antennarius commerson
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 60 feet
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Onekahakaha Tide Pool, Hawaii |
Juvenile, Pokai Bay, 30 feet
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Electric Beach, Oahu, 35 feet |
Waikiki Aquarium
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Kewalo, Oahu, 40 feet |
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Blowhole, Oahu, 35 feet
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Firehouse, Oahu, 60 feet
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Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 60 feet |
Wakatobi, Indonesia, 50 feet
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Wakatobi, Indonesia, 70 feet
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Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet
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Kewalo, Oahu, 40 feet
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Wailea, Maui
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Portlock, Oahu, 25 feet |
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Portlock, Oahu, 25 feet
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Kewalo, Oahu, 40 feet
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Portlock, Oahu, 25 feet
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Kewalo, Oahu, 40 feet
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Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 3 feet |
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Sea tiger wreck, Oahu, 75 feet
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100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 85 feet
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Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet
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Morgan at Kewalo
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Thin membrane @ second dorsal |
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Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 6 feet |
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Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 45 feet
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Pu'u Olai, Maui, 40 feet |
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 15 feet |
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LCU wreck, Oahu, 75 feet
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet |
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet
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Waikiki Aquarium |
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COMMERSON'S or GIANT FROGFISH
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The largest and most common frogfish in Hawaii is
usually seen waiting in ambush on rocky outcrops or manmade objects where small
fish congregate. Capable of swallowing fish almost as long as
itself highly expandable belly. Juveniles start out as bright
yellow before adopting an adult color which may or may not help it blend
into the environment. Light brown is the most common color
followed by dark brown, green, red, blue-gray, orange, dull yellow,
purple, or black. Membrane behind second dorsal spine thin, dorsal rays 13, anal rays 8, pectoral rays 11 (one more than A.
pictus). Attains 14 inches. Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, and the Tropical Eastern Pacific. |
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