Author: (Weber, 1913)
FBname: Cryptic anglerfish
Comments: Found inshore on reefs (Ref. 7300) but has been recorded to a depth of 130 m (Ref. 9563).  Adults found with sponges or ascidians (Ref. 48635).  Oviparous.  Eggs are attached to each other by a single, flattened, acellular filament and are brooded in a hollow behind the left pectoral fin (Ref. 6773). Mimics sponges with its spots that resembles pores of sponges (Ref 90102).