[1] It is an ambush predator with a large expandable stomach, capable of swallowing crustaceans, molluscs and other fishes whole.

[1] The fish is found at depths of 1–150 m along the continental shelf but also estuaries and inshore reefs.

[2] Rarely seen in the open, they shelter on rocky reefs and among seaweed or under rocks and in underwater caves.

The eastern frogfish has a flattened head with a wide mouth surrounded by a distinct fleshy 'beard'.

[3] Its colour varies from mottled brown to pale grey or bluish-grey, with two broad bands and scattered splotches along the body.