虫纹躄鱼(Three spot frogfish)

学名：Lophiocharon trisignatus 命名：Richardson, 1844

英文名：Three-spot frogfish

中文名：虫纹躄鱼,虫纹绒冠躄鱼(来自生命百科：EOL)

尺寸: 14-18cm，可能的颜色有：绿色，棕色，黄色，紫色，黑色

栖息地：沿海珊瑚礁，在浅礁石平台上，2-20米。

分布范围较广，但是很难被找到，已有被发现的记录有：Singapore, Borneo, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea to tropical Australia.

很接近的物种 L. hutchinsi 在印尼的Aru island被发现过。

Frogfishes of the genus Histiophryne protect their eggs (about 120) in a brood pouch, which is formed by the pectoral and dorsal fins and the folded tail. Females of the genus Lophiocharon attach the eggs (about 650) with a thread-like extension to the skin surface on the side of their body and protect them by folding the tail fin. Some South Australian species produce numerous egg strings forming a mass containing about 5,000 eggs. The egg cache is spread out on the ground and protected by the female until the young hatch.

这三张图片拍自2018年3月4日，四王群岛Wofoh,edi's black forest。