Splendid toadfish

[jlyle]

DeepSea21 pointed out that splendid toadfish are endemic to Cozumel.

Let's see your images!

I'll start.

 

[ggunn]

Maybe we can get Sharky to post his picture of the mother toadfish with her babies.

 

[Allison Finch]

Here's a great view of this toadfish!!

 

[Dan]

Beautiful fish. I hope I'll see one myself one day.
Thanks for posting.

 

[Midge907]

 

[Mossman]

 

[lionfish-eater]

 

[deepsea21]

Not the greatest as I have WAY TOO MANY pics to look through and WAY TOO MANY pics of these things but this one isn't so bad.

 

[deepsea21]

Baby below mouth in this one I believe. It wasn't until my wife took a pic of a Splendid a few years ago and someone looked at the pic, zoomed in and said THERE'S BABIES THERE (which we never noticed before). Sure enough, they were there and they were there in several other pics she had taken of them over the years. Check out all your old pics of Splendids, zoom way in and and look all around... There may be more there than you thought! (and they just don't hang out under momma's big mouth) they'll hang out all around the area momma can see and protect in an instant.

 

[sharky60]

By request ... Bearded Splendid Toadfish with Babies ... Palancar Gardens 2012 ...