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What is a frogfish?

What is a frogfish? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
  2. Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.
  3. (archaic) Any fish of genus Lophius.
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A male frogfish courts a mature female by spreading all of his fins, jerking his body, and nibbling her as she swaggers across the ocean floor.
Not a great deal is known about the reproduction of frogfish and in the wild it is a very rare sight to witness.
The frogfish settled on the bottom and crawled around on its two froglike webbed paws.
When using jet-propulsion, a frogfish appears to levitate and drift along using its fins as stabilizers.
Pleased with that, I was ready to move on when I realised that my guide was looking puzzled, and pointing back in the direction of the frogfish.
He even went in and marked the position of frogfish and carpet sharks by tying off glowsticks to the nearby coral!

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