Frogfishes
Frogfishes or toadfishes are the common names for the Batrachoididae family. They occur in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. They have broad and flattened head with small gill openings at sides of body. Barbels and fleshy flaps are often present around their jaws. Their pelvic fins, located in front of the pectoral fins, have a single spine and 1 to 3 soft rays. Their back and sides are usually brownish, often marked with spots, saddles, bars, or other distinctive patterns. They are mainly saltwater fishes but can also occur in brackish and freshwater.
Frogfishes are bottom-dwellers ranging from shallow inshore areas to deep waters. They often hide in the sediment or in rock crevices. They are rather sluggish in their movements and are ambush predators, feeding mainly on molluscs and crustaceans. They might bite and their spines may inflict wounds to people handling them.
There are 22 genera and about 80 species worldwide.
Frogfishes are bottom-dwellers ranging from shallow inshore areas to deep waters. They often hide in the sediment or in rock crevices. They are rather sluggish in their movements and are ambush predators, feeding mainly on molluscs and crustaceans. They might bite and their spines may inflict wounds to people handling them.
There are 22 genera and about 80 species worldwide.
Scientific Name: Allenbatrachus reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870)
English Name: Singapore Toadfish, Reticulated Toadfish
Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Ikan Gedempu
Thai Name | ชื่อสามัญภาษาไทย: ปลาอุบ (Plā xub), ปลาคางคก (Plā khāngkhk)
Local Hokkien: Or Hu
Size: Maximum standard length 15.3 cm.
Remarks: Very strong jaw. The fish is caught in the Straits of Johor.
Scientific Name: Batrachomoeus trispinosus (Günther, 1861)
English Name: Three-spined Frogfish
Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Ikan Gedempu, Gedempu Duri
Thai Name | ชื่อสามัญภาษาไทย: ปลาย่าไอ้ดุก (Plā ỳā xị̂ duk), ปลาอุบ (Plā xub), ปลาคางคก (Plā khāngkhk)
Local Hokkien: Or Hu
Size: Maximum standard length 15.3 cm.
Habitat and Ecology: Muddy bottoms of estuaries and coastal reef, to 36 m depth.
Remarks: Very strong jaw.
English Name: Singapore Toadfish, Reticulated Toadfish
Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Ikan Gedempu
Thai Name | ชื่อสามัญภาษาไทย: ปลาอุบ (Plā xub), ปลาคางคก (Plā khāngkhk)
Local Hokkien: Or Hu
Size: Maximum standard length 15.3 cm.
Remarks: Very strong jaw. The fish is caught in the Straits of Johor.
Scientific Name: Batrachomoeus trispinosus (Günther, 1861)
English Name: Three-spined Frogfish
Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Ikan Gedempu, Gedempu Duri
Thai Name | ชื่อสามัญภาษาไทย: ปลาย่าไอ้ดุก (Plā ỳā xị̂ duk), ปลาอุบ (Plā xub), ปลาคางคก (Plā khāngkhk)
Local Hokkien: Or Hu
Size: Maximum standard length 15.3 cm.
Habitat and Ecology: Muddy bottoms of estuaries and coastal reef, to 36 m depth.
Remarks: Very strong jaw.
