A Field Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
Contents

Fish index (by name)
Fish families (by picture)
Glossary
Parts of a fish
Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
 
spotted-tail frogfish (lophiocharon trisignatus): whole fish, side view

close-up of head, showing lure, side view
about 10 cm, total length
Sentosa

photo: Tan Bee Hong
Spotted-tail Frogfish
Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson)
Antennariidae


Body colour variable from fuzzy olive to brown, sometimes black; pale translucent spots on tail fin. Benthic piscivore inhabiting coastal areas including seagrass and reefs. To 18 cm. Popular aquarium fish.
Introduction
Coastal Marine Habitats
Fishy Trivia
Dangerous Fishes
Fishes and Man
About the guidebook
 
From A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore by Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP

©Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre