Divers in our group were among the first ever to photograph this  unusual new frogfish.

At the time of discovery in early 2008, it remained unidentified.

DNA testing (Jan. 2009) confirms that this is a brand new species --

now named Histiophryne psychedelica, or psychedelic frogfish.

(Laha, Ambon Island, Indonesia)

fish; frogfish; psychedelic frogfish; Chordata; Osteichthyes; Lophiiformes; Antennariidae; Histiophryne psychedelica; new species, South Pacific