 They gather during mating period, but do not tolerate each other any more after the act of fertilization.The family Antennariidae use a unique form of locomotion which includes a jet type like propulsion that involves breathing.Water is taken in from the mouth and expelled through tube like gill openings behind the pectoral fins that propel the fish forward by performing opercular exhalations  The family generally has a globulos body shape with a large mouth upturned in the front of the body.