Frogfish ID

[gobybryant]

Can someone help me ID this frogfish species? @lion king

thanks!

 

[lion king]

I've seen this coloration in a juvi Antennarius maculatus(warty), he is a little guy right. Pretty sure it is an antennarius, I would take a chance it is a warty.

 

[gobybryant]

I've seen this coloration in a juvi Antennarius maculatus(warty), he is a little guy right. Pretty sure it is an antennarius, I would take a chance it is a warty.

Yep! It's 2" max- he's a little one. I'm planning on feeding 2/3 ghosties every 3 days. Never had an angler this small

 

[gobybryant]

I've seen this coloration in a juvi Antennarius maculatus(warty), he is a little guy right. Pretty sure it is an antennarius, I would take a chance it is a warty.

Was sold to me as a painted lol. I believe my previous angler was actually an A. Maculatus- it was extremely shy and rarely ventured out from the back of tank. Hope this one has more personality.

 

[lion king]

Was sold to me as a painted lol. I believe my previous angler was actually an A. Maculatus- it was extremely shy and rarely ventured out from the back of tank. Hope this one has more personality.

He could be an A. pictus, at that size is can be difficult identifying between the A, maculatus, A. pictus and A. commersons. I have specifically seen this coloration ending up being a warty, and being misidentified as a painted. When he fans his tail out, if you see 3 eyespots, it's a painted. May not be visible until he is a little larger.

 

[gobybryant]

He could be an A. pictus, at that size is can be difficult identifying between the A, maculatus, A. pictus and A. commersons. I have specifically seen this coloration ending up being a warty, and being misidentified as a painted. When he fans his tail out, if you see 3 eyespots, it's a painted. May not be visible until he is a little larger.

I think your original guess was correct. Here’s a pic of the tail. Eye spots missing.