Yellow painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), side profile on volcanic sand, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A painted frog fish stalks its prey blending in with sponges that are also the same color, Anilao, Philippines.

A young painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) sits on the volcanic seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

An adult painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) camouflaged in black on the reef off Bangka Island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), head detail, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus. Highly variable in color, this species often grows scab-like patches on its body for camouflage. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, white phase, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Painted Frogfish, Antennarius pictus, Lembeh Strait, Bitung, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, perched on red sponge, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, head detail, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines..

Painted frogfish

Juvenile Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus) on the sandy ocean floor, Gangga Island, Bangka Islands, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molukka Sea, Pacific Ocean, Asia

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), Red Sea seagrass meadow, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), Red Sea seagrass meadow, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Diver and a Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) perched on a tube sponge off Apo Island, Philippines