Supposedly a "crawling" anglerfish discovered in, of course, Indonesia...
See the link below:
http://www.scienceda...80402164131.htm
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Posted 04 April 2008 - 03:21 PM
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 05:01 PM
No supposedly,.. it is there. 
Had an opportunity to see it for myself it last week , off the coast of Ambon in the Banda Sea. Can hopefully post some photos soon. Stay tuned , there may also be some video of it coming from Mike Veitch , who I had the pleasure of meeting & diving with there as well.
Had an opportunity to see it for myself it last week , off the coast of Ambon in the Banda Sea. Can hopefully post some photos soon. Stay tuned , there may also be some video of it coming from Mike Veitch , who I had the pleasure of meeting & diving with there as well.
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 04:23 PM
Recently returned from an awesome dive adventure encompassing land stays on Bali and Ambon , along with time cruising the Banda Sea with the Archipelago Adventurer II.
Among the many weird and wonderful critters encountered there, was this recently discovered new member of the angler/frogfish family. First sighted by Toby, a DM that works for Maluku Divers on Ambon, some 10 odd years ago, it has escaped other divers and the glare of the underwater photographer's strobes until recent months.
I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to see it in it's natural habitat, and to have taken a few photos as well.
This one, according to those in the know, is a female, she had eggs nearby,and was about the size of a small fist. Take note, she is missing what all others in this family have, the ever present lure on the forehead.
Among the many weird and wonderful critters encountered there, was this recently discovered new member of the angler/frogfish family. First sighted by Toby, a DM that works for Maluku Divers on Ambon, some 10 odd years ago, it has escaped other divers and the glare of the underwater photographer's strobes until recent months.
I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to see it in it's natural habitat, and to have taken a few photos as well.
This one, according to those in the know, is a female, she had eggs nearby,and was about the size of a small fist. Take note, she is missing what all others in this family have, the ever present lure on the forehead.
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 09:29 PM
Beautiful animal! Nice photo, too...
I am happy you had the experience to see it in person.
I am happy you had the experience to see it in person.
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 11:34 PM
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:47 AM
There is a discussion on identification here:
http://wetpixel.com/...showtopic=22950
Alex
Whoops Alex, must have missed that by being underwater in GC too much at the time.
Perhaps you want to move this post to that forum then??
Thanks
Cindy
