Photo Observation of the Month of May - Striate Anglerfish - Again!

We have now completed our seventh month of the Marine Biodiversity of Southern Sydney Harbour project and I'd like to congratulate user johnsear for his Photo Observation of the Month of a Striate Anglerfish (Antennarius striatus) from Parsley Bay. And no, you are not seeing double, even though this is the second time a photo of a Striate Anglerfish was selected. We felt that this one in particular was a beauty, with its spotted body pattern readily apparent, which reinforces the extreme variability in colouration within this species.

This journal post was written by project leader and iNaturalist member, Dr Joseph DiBattista.