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  • Striped frogfish (Antennarius striatus) stopping to look into a hole and use its lure (esca) to try to catch food. The fish was unsuccessful and continued walking along the muck bottom in search of prey.
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  • This is a large male hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) with his esca, or lure, extended to entice prey. The esca is situated at the end of a long rod called the illicium, which is the fish’s front-most dorsal fin. The white hair-like protrusions of the fish’s body are small skeleton shrimp (Caprellidae), clearly visible at 100% magnification. This photograph was taken five days prior to this fish spawning with a smaller female.
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  • This is a male hairy frogiish (Antennarius striatus) with illicium (rod) and esca (lure) extended for the purpose of attracting prey. The wormlike shape of the esca is characteristic of this species. The illicium and esca are part of the frontmost of three dorsal fins.
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  • A hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) deploying its lure, comprising the illicium (rod) and esca (bait), with the objecting of attracting unsuspecting prey. File 4 of 22.
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  • A hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) walking across the substrate, wiggling its bait, comprising the illicium (rod) and esca (lure), in hopes of attracting prey. File 5 of 22.
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  • A hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) walking across the substrate, wiggling its bait, comprising the illicium (rod) and esca (lure), in hopes of attracting prey. File 3 of 22.
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  • A hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) that tried to attract a small mantis shrimp by waving its lure (esca), in order to eat the crustacean. The mantis shrimp did not fall for the trap and fled. It can be seen to the left, in the background. The disappointed frogfish had to move on to continue its quest for a meal.
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  • This is a large male hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) opening his mouth. Frogfishes exhibit this type of yawning behavior relatively frequently. In this image, the frogfish's illicium (rod) and esca (lure) are folded back and tucked away on top of the fish's head, comprising the front-most of three dorsal fins. The white hair-like protrusions on the fish's body are small amphipods known as skeleton shrimp (Caprellidae). This photograph was taken three days prior to this fish spawning with a smaller female.
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  • Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) with pronounced pink esca clearly visible. Photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
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  • A hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) attempting to attract a small mantis shrimp by waving its lure (esca), in order to eat the crustacean. Mantis shrimps are clever, however, so this one did not fall for the ruse, and the frogfish had to move on to continue its quest for a meal. File 1 of 22.
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