When does ugly become beautiful? In my view it's when you are a Frogfish!

Without doubt they are some of the most grotesque and bizarre fish a diver is likely to see. Yet behind their odd looks seems an inner grace and beauty that can only come from a fish so perfectly suited to its trade.

They remain perfectly still and calm even when a diver may be sticking his camera a little too close. Frogfishes mainly eat fishes and crustaceans and can swallow prey that are twice as big as them.

Frogfish, members of the Anglerfish family, are found in tropical and sub-tropical oceans and seas. They can be quite difficult to tell apart - even Frogfish from the same species can have a wide variety of colours.

They attract their prey with a fishing lure which is a modification of their first dorsal spine.

Luring techniques vary depending on where the frogfish lives. For example, a frogfish living mainly on sand often has a lure that reaches close to the ground, so it can dangle the lure at the entrances of burrows or entice benthic animals like flounders to come closer. A frogfish living exposed on sponges or corals will lure more often above its head and might have a longer lure. A frogfish living hidden in crevices often is small and has a small lure, more like a white ball, and will stretch it in front of its head or just above.