Wetpixel

Behavior video: Lionfish vs giant frogfish

Jason Isley of Scubazoo filmed this behavioral footage in the Lembeh Strait. In it, a lightning fast giant frogfish pounces on a lionfish and swallows it whole. Lionfish are of course, equipped with venomous dorsal spines that must have come into contact with the frogfish during the process. In the close up footage, you can actually see the lionfish moving in the frogfish’s stomach. It would seem that the frogfish doesn’t suffer any ill effects.