Lumpy yellow-orange fish with a wide mouth and thick fins used for walking.

Warty frogfish

Antennarius maculatus
Where at Shedd?
Plankton Revealed Wild Reef
Diet Small fishes
Size 6 inches (15 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Indo-West Pacific
Habitat Sheltered rocky and coral reefs

About the Warty frogfish

Warty frogfish can use their modified pectoral fins to "walk" along the ocean floor rather than swim.

Did you know?

  1. Warty frogfish use a modified dorsal fin as a "fishing rod," allowing them to lure prey in to striking range.