Atlas of freshwater fish in southern and eastern Africa.

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FishMAP:   953
Province:   mombasa
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0439BC
Observer:   Barry Zeph; Isaac Sawka Micah Entwhistle
Date of record:   2017-09-09
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   fins move like a frogs, very cool, looks like a platannas feet without the claws. lots of them, babys big ones, camoflaged perfectly for the sea weed they hide in. found lots of cool stuff picking up sea weed and digging around then droping
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:   frog fish
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-953
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 953 - photo: 1
VM-number: 953 - photo: 2
VM-number: 953 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Sadly fishmap only IDs freshwater fish at this stage. Interesting find!
Date:   2020-04-15 15:34:41
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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