Yes, It's named as Frog but its not a Frog :)

Earth is an beautiful place contains with tons and tons of organism in micro level or macro level. It's full of surprise about the unknown part of the earth called ocean. Even though we're discovering new species daily from the ocean, it has no end to its deepness filled by huge amount of organisms. Yeah i have came across a fish, which can't swim. wait... what? A fish without the nature of swimming... yes, its true the frogfish cant swim. Read some intresting facts about this Psychedelic frogfish.

Every so often, an animal gets discovered that's so bizarre-looking, it leaves scientists wondering how on earth they never spotted it before. Like this trippy-looking creature, aptly named the psychedelic frogfish. It was first found around Ambon Island at 2009. They’re found in shallow tropical and subtropical ocean waters around the world and are fairly small—the biggest species only grows to 12 in (30 cm) long. The psychedelic frogfish is different from many other anglerfishes in that it has a tiny luring appendage on its forehead. It has a relatively flat face, and forward facing eyes with a mouth smaller than that of most anglerfishes. They have modified pectoral fins that resemble legs, which allow them to “walk” along the ocean floor looking for prey.That vivid color pattern actually works as surprisingly effective camouflage, which may be why it took so long to discover it. Bright stripes of tan and yellow swirl from the face to the tail. They may be like fingerprints, they’re different for every individual.

One female psychedelic frogfish laid a cluster of about 220 eggs. Like all members of the genus Histiophryne, the female wrapped its caudal, dorsal, and anal fins around the cluster of eggs, hiding it from view. As the fish had already spawned when it was observed carrying the eggs, the length of time to hatching is unknown.

In possibly the laziest predatorial move ever, it jams itself into crevices in the reef and then just sits there with its mouth open. That's easier than ordering a pizza, or at least almost. The cracks it squeezes itself into are sometimes very small, so the fish does have to put in some work to get inside them. It doesn't get scratched though, implying its skin is probably protected by a layer of mucus. The fish's diet likely consists of shrimp and small fish. Fish cannot be attracted using the illicium, as this spine is so reduced in size that it is unnoticeable externally.

When it comes to actually swimming, however, well, the psychedelic frogfish takes to it like a fish out of water. Yeah, seriously, it can't swim. Instead, it either hops across the reef on its two pectoral fins, or, if its feeling feisty, gulps down some water and shoots it through its gills to propel itself along. The fish will turn into a ball like structure and this type of shape will help the fish to bounce back. These modes of locomotion are quite common for frogfishes, although rare for other fishes. It has hairy body which makes it looks like an old guy crawling in the floor.

Frogfish have another trick up their sleeves (fins?) for tricking prey into becoming dinner. Frogfish have a dangling lure, which is a type of modified fin called an illicium, that acts like a fishing rod for prey. It can resemble a worm, shrimp or even small fish that looks very tasty to other fish and crustaceans! Once the prey has drawn close enough to realize the “worm” isn’t really a “worm”…it’s probably too late.

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