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The History of Frogfish

Although frogfish are relatively well known critters to divers in the Indo-Pacific, photographers, and muck divers, that has not always been the case. Stories of frogfish and their accompanying drawings and sketches have existed for hundreds of years, with encounters spanning the globe. The first ever documented frogfish encounter comes from Brazil. At some point before 1630, a drawing was given to the director of the Dutch West India Company.…

Daniel Geary19th September 2017

A selection of baby frogfish with a special place in Atmosphere's marine biologist Daniel Geary's heart

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Frogfish I have loved

I haven't written a frogfish blog in awhile, terrible I know and I apologize, so in honor of this year's baby frogfish season I have decided to go into my archives and take a look back at some of my all time baby frogfish encounters. I have seen hundreds and hundreds of frogfish in my time working at Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, with around 400 different individuals encountered in 2016…

Daniel Geary15th February 2017

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Dedicated Underwater Fathers

When it comes to reproduction in the ocean, things can get a little weird. There are animals that can change sexes (ghost pipefish) as well as animals that are both sexes (nudibranch), and even animals that can jettison an arm to grow a new animal (starfish). There are many fish that have role reversals where the fathers take care of the eggs until they hatch. The most well-known example is…

Daniel Geary26th April 2016

juvenile clown frogfish yawning by Daniel Geary at Atmosphere Philippines

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The truth about the frogfish yawn

You think the frogfish is yawning? Think again... In honor of recent Frogfish February (and March!), I have decided to write yet another frogfish blog. For this one, I'm going to focus on the facts behind the 'holy grail' of frogfish photos – the yawn. Every photographer wishes for the frogfish yawn, although sometimes you can wait an entire dive and still not see it. Other times, like waiting for…

Daniel Geary16th March 2016

Frogfish at Atmosphere Philippines - 10 different species in one day!

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Frogfish February – and March – delivers big time!

As most of our diving guests know, February and March are intense months for Frogfish lovers with more species and sightings than most of us can imagine. Our marine biologist Daniel has been very busy teaching his PADI Frogfish Specialist course and we are proud to say that on one course dive in March, Daniel and his students saw 10 different frogfish species in one day! Not ten frogfish -…

Ulrika Kroon12th March 2016