The Tiniest Frogfish

indahs February 6, 2015 110 Comments

Have you ever seen a frogfish (anglerfish) this tiny? This frogfish was the tiniest one I have ever seen. He was still a baby. I was glad that I brought a measure stick during my diving to scale the fish. The fish was less than two centimeters.

Someday I will write about the frogfish on the monthly Marine Life post 😉 Stay tuned!

And this is his actual size - less than 2 cm!

Photos were taken in Dauin, Negros Island, the Philippines.

Diving, the Philippines, The Philippines

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philipfontana says:

February 6, 2015 at 21:51

Indah, MY!!! It doesn’t even look real no less a frog!!! See my latest post from yesterday!!! Quite a piece on a book, a movie, & an anniversary!!! You will like it….history! Phil

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 6, 2015 at 21:57
  
  😀 😀 it’s kinda weird isn’t it? Thanks so much Phil! I am lost in WP reader with so many updates after being off from WP for couple days. Looking forward to read your post 🙂
  
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neihtn2012 says:

February 6, 2015 at 22:01

Wow! Never seen one before. He looks very cute, like all babies.

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 7, 2015 at 10:45
  
  Thank you! He is 🙂 and yes, all babies are cute 😉
  
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the Persephone Perspective says:

February 6, 2015 at 22:10

I love seeing frogfish! And I have never seen one so tiny!!! You are so lucky to have spotted him!! What a treasure. 🙂

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 7, 2015 at 10:46
  
  Thank you! Honestly I would never be able to spot him without the help of our local diveguide – he seems to know where to spot the baby frogfish 😀
  
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imagesbytdashfield says:

February 6, 2015 at 22:10

What a teeny cutie! He looks more like a piece of coral than a fish.

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 7, 2015 at 10:47
  
  Indeed! And the color is unusual for a frogfish – I wonder what he looks like as he is an adult 😀
  
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The V-Pub says:

February 6, 2015 at 22:10

I’ve never seen such a colorful or tiny frogfish before. Wonderful!

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 7, 2015 at 10:49
  
  Thanks Rob! I think this species was famously known as clown frogfish – not too surprising by judging its color..
  
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Amy says:

February 6, 2015 at 22:12

Cute little frogfish! I have learned so much about underwater fish from your blog. Looking forward to reading more, Indah. 🙂

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 7, 2015 at 10:52
  
  Thank you so much Amy! Happy to share the underwater world with you! ❤
  
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  - Amy says:
    
    February 7, 2015 at 13:50
    
    🙂 ❤
    
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Boots says:

February 6, 2015 at 22:16

That is one cute creature! 😄

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 7, 2015 at 10:56
  
  Thank you so much Boots! The Philippines ocean hold so many mysterious and cute marine life 😀
  
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  - Boots says:
    
    February 7, 2015 at 14:45
    
    Yes they do. I still have yet to discover all these strange but cute and beautiful creatures 😄 I really love that you are so passionate about marine life.
    
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Maniparna Sengupta Majumder says:

February 6, 2015 at 23:10

Less than 2 cms and so cute! absolutely love this one… 🙂

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- Indah Susanti says:
  
  February 7, 2015 at 10:57
  
  Thank you so much Maniparna! 🙂
  
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