Behold the frogfish. This bizarre creature really is a fish, despite its bullfrog face, pectoral fins that look like webbed feet, and a froglike mouth that snaps up unsuspecting prey. But the way it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Anglerfish are some of the most bizarre and fearsome ...

Have you ever seen a fish go fishing? The frogfish in this extraordinary Instagram post is very good at it! Watch the clever way it uses its own body as bait to lure unsuspecting prey and then ...

Characterized by their unique adaptations to extreme environments, anglerfish are known for using lures to attract prey. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered in frogfish (a ...

Frogfish are some of the most colorful creatures under the sea — and some of the most unique, too. They look more like frogs than fish with their leg-like fins and their quick-snapping jaws, but they ...

Many animals rely on the ability to camouflage to avoid detection from predators, but in the case of the frogfish, camouflage is used to lure in its prey. The frogfish is one of the most peculiar ...

Inside the colorful Wild Reef exhibit on the lower level of Chicago's Shedd Aquarium sits a small tank containing two warty frogfish, a species found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific region. Each one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) feed on crustaceans and fish such as flounder. They use a modified first dorsal fin spine ...

Sad that this awesome video on frogfish wasn't included. Among other things, you can see the lures in action. (About 21 minutes long, but if you know what Nebula is you can skip to about 1:20 to get ...

Researchers have uncovered in anglerfish a specialized motor neuron population for the first dorsal fin used for 'fishing'. When the first dorsal fin evolved from a swimming and buoyancy aid to a ...