Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio)

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The Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) is a small, camouflaged frogfish that lives among floating mats of Sargassum seaweed in tropical and subtropical oceans, where it ambushes prey using its modified pectoral fins to clamber through the weed.

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Sargassum fish 1
Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish
fish
fish family
fish genus
fish order
frogfish
frogfish
marine organism
adaptation camouflage among Sargassum
modified pectoral fins for clambering
associatedWith Sargassum seaweed
behavior ambushes passing prey
sits motionless among Sargassum
bodyShape laterally compressed
camouflageType background matching
class Actinopterygii
coloration mottled yellow-brown
patterned with spots and blotches
commonName Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sargassum fish
diet crustaceans
small fish
distribution Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
ecologicalRole mesopredator in Sargassum community
family Antennariidae
feedingType ambush predator
foundIn Sargasso Sea
genus Histrio
habitat open ocean
pelagic Sargassum mats
subtropical ocean
tropical ocean
hasStructure esca (lure)
illicium (fishing rod-like dorsal spine)
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle pelagic
locomotion short swimming bursts
walking with pectoral fins
maximumLength 20 cm
order Lophiiformes
parentTaxon Antennariidae
Lophiiformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg masses in gelatinous rafts
scientificName Histrio
surface form: Histrio histrio
taxonRank species

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sargassum natans associatedWith Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio)
Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) commonName Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Histrio histrio
this entity surface form: Sargassum fish