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Frogfish


H O L Y G R A I L of all frogfishes. The psychedelic frogfish, Histiophryne psychedelica, is a yellow-brown or peach colored frogfish named for its pink and white stripes arranged in a fingerprint pattern. This rare fish is from waters near Ambon Island, Indonesia. This frogfish using its fins to push off from the sea floor while at the same time shooting water through its gills to propel itself forward via jet propulsion. When doing so, the fish takes on a ball shape, and its behavior takes on that of a bouncing beach ball in the wind. These modes of locomotion are quite common for frogfishes, although rare for other fish.... Psychedelic frogfish Wikipedia


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