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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...
- The striated frogfish or hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes...
- The painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), or spotted frogfish, black angler or painted anglerfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to...
- The psychedelic frogfish (Histiophryne psychedelica) is a yellow-brown or peach colored frogfish named for its pink and white stripes arranged in a fingerprint...
- Look up frogfish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The frogfish is a family of anglerfish, Antennariidae, in the order Lophiiformes. Frogfish may also...
- The warty frogfish or clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes...
- Abantennarius coccineus, the scarlet or freckled frogfish, is a species of frogfish originally classified as Chironectes coccineus and Antennarius coccineus...
- The ocellated frogfish (Fowlerichthys ocellatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This fish...
- with the family Antennariidae, most closely related to the deepwater frogfish (Nudiantennarius subteres). Some authorities classify this genus in the...
- The longlure frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus), also known as the flagpole frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family...