Painted frogfish
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| phylum | Chordata | The painted frogfish or spotted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, is a marine fish belonging to the family Antennariidae. The painted frogfish grows up to 30 cm (12 in) long. Like other members of its family, it has a globulous, extensible body, with soft skin is covered with small dermal spinules. Its skin is covered partially with few, small, wart-like protuberances, some variably shaped, scab-like blotches and many small eye spots (ocelli) which look like spongesholes. Its large prognathous mouth allows it to consume prey its same size.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Lophiiformes | |
| family | Antennariidae | |
| genus | Antennarius | |
| species | A. pictus |
