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Hairy Frogfish Spawning | Antennarius striatus

This is a female hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) releasing a raft of eggs during spawning. The male is fertilizing the eggs, just below the frame. The top of the male is just visible. It is more normal for the fish to be adjacent to one another during fertilization, but in this instance, the female swam upward while the male remained lower.

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This is a female hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) releasing a raft of eggs during spawning. The male is fertilizing the eggs, just below the frame. The top of the male is just visible. It is more normal for the fish to be adjacent to one another during fertilization, but in this instance, the female swam upward while the male remained lower.