Psychedelic frogfish makes a splash

  • Author(s)
    Mark McGrouther
  • Category
    Science
  • Published
    08 September 2010
  • Read time
    2 minutes

In 2009, colleagues at the University of Washington, created quite a stir when they described a new species of frogfish from Indonesia.  The fish goes by the scientific name Histiophryne psychedelica.  When you watch the movie you'll probably agree that psychedelica is a good name for this strange fish.

Reference:

Pietsch, T.W., R.J. Arnold and D.J. Hall 2009 A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009(1):37-45.