Similan Diving Video - Frogfish

This little treat is only a few CM across (like 2 inches)

Frogfish are amazing. They are basically unable to swim an depend on serious camoflauge to blend in. They even have their gills hidden Behind their pectoral fins so that neither predators nor prey can see them breathing!

From the Wikipedia"

They are generally small fish, less than 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) in length, with large globose heads. They can be distinguished from other anglerfish by the three extended dorsal spines on their heads. The first dorsal spine is modified as a fishing lure to attract prey. The lure consists of the illicium (the spine) and the esca (the bait), and may resemble a worm, crustacean, or small fish. Frogfishes do not swim in the conventional way; instead, they "walk" on their pectoral fins or use 'jet propulsion' (forcefully expelling water from the small opercular opening generally behind and below the pectoral fins).

They are mostly bottom-dwelling fish, typically living amongst coral, at up to 100 metres (330 ft) depth, where they lie in wait for prey. They are able to change their colour to match the background with high precision, and their camouflage is further aided by numerous warts and filaments on their skin, giving them an appearance similar to rough coral^"

^{Jet propelled fish! In this video, wathc it couple of times. Just bove the eye is a small clear looking thing - that his "lure" which he has hidden right now (it's kind of small). But when he is "fishing" he will have that extended and boucning around in front of his mouth to attract smaller fish!}

^{This looks to be the species....}

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