Antennariid

/ænˌtɛnˈɛəriɪd/ noun

Definition

A member of the family Antennariidae, which includes small tropical fish known as frogfish that use modified fins to crawl along the ocean floor.

Etymology

From the scientific family name 'Antennariidae,' derived from Latin 'antenna' (the feeler-like structures) plus the suffix '-id' indicating a member of that family.

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Frogfish are so weird they look almost alien—they can change colors in minutes, have venomous spines, and some species are found at depths where no light reaches, yet we only discovered their bizarre hunting strategies with modern deep-sea cameras.

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