Frogfish?

[Island Style]

Has anyone seen any frogfish (anglerfish) on their dives recently? My son suddenly, don't ask me why, became+ interested in these fish...

It would be cool to get some pictures of them...I'm starting to take my kids out snorkeling...shouldn't be long before they decide they want to dive (9/12yo's).

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Shaka Doug]

Frogfish are pretty weird. I see them fairly often around south Maui. Here's a video clip I shot last year of one swiming along...a sight you don't normally get to witness! Look for the little puffs of sand as he jets along.

 

[Island Style]

Thats a nice video...

man...those are weird looking...I think he saw some pics online...he must have been looking at the colorful ones...

I just called my son over to watch your video...I'm not so sure he likes them anymore...funny....

 

[1fmauichef]

Aloha I'm new-b,

My friends and I found a nice baby yellow frog fish last Sunday at Airport beach on Maui. We cruised the outer reef's for an hour and as we were coming in the little bugger was in about 15' right were they usually have intro/cert classes.

We laughed about it because we go all the way out to the middle of nowhere for 40-50min just to get skunked on the dog and pony show and then there in the shallows during a safety stop with snorkelers above there it was.....

 

[NudiHuntrs]

Here is a shot of one we see regularly at the Haleiwa Trench.
If I remember it was about 50~60 ft mark on the left end of the trench.

By seeing it regularly I mean we dove there 3 times saw it 3 times,same general area.
Dives were about a week apart.

Good luck with the kids

NH

 

[Island Style]

That is really cool...about how big was it?

no frogfish, but we saw a few others...conger eel...a bunch of turtles, 1 missing a front right flipper...

maybe next time...

 

[NudiHuntrs]

That is really cool...about how big was it?

no frogfish, but we saw a few others...conger eel...a bunch of turtles, 1 missing a front right flipper...

maybe next time...

It was only about 4 inches long. Very photogenic as well. I stayed about 4' away though. Didn't want to get to close and scare it away. Its nice to se them.

Cool on the Conger eel, we have only seen two since we've been here (about 2 years) and we saw both of them within the last month.

Hope you get to see one (frogfish) in person, much better than a photo.

NH