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Definition of Frogfish

frogfish
Angler An"gler, n. 1. One who angles. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.
Frogfish
Frogfish Frog"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) See Angler, n., 2. (b) An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides; -- called also mousefish and toadfish.

Meaning of Frogfish from wikipedia

- Lophiiformes. Antennariids are known as anglerfish in Australia, where the term "frogfish" refers to members of the unrelated family Batrachoididae. Frogfishes are...
- Look up frogfish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The frogfish is a family of anglerfish, Antennariidae, in the order Lophiiformes. Frogfish may also...
- The striated frogfish or hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) is a marine fish belonging to the family Antennariidae. This small fish grows up to 22 cm...
- Abantennarius coccineus, the scarlet or freckled frogfish, is a species of frogfish originally classified as Chironectes coccineus and Antennarius coccineus...
- bloody frogfish or sanguine frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The sanguine frogfish is...
- Abantennarius dorehensis, the New Guinean frogfish, bandtail frogfish, Dorei frogfish or white-spotted frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish...
- The warty frogfish or clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) is a marine fish belonging to the family Antennariidae. The warty frogfish grows up to 15 cm...
- Abantennarius analis, the tailjet frogfish, tailjet anglerfish or dwarf frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae...
- Commerson's frogfish or the giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, , is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae,...
- The sarg****um fish, anglerfish, or frog fish (Histrio histrio) is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, the only species in its genus. It lives among...