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  • Small crab demonstrating amazing camouflage with white stuff that it has picked up from the substrate around it. The crab was nearly invisible when it was stationary, as the area was covered in the same white substance.
    crab-demonstrating-unbelievable-camo...tif
  • This is a striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) with its mouth open, providing a clear view of the inside of the fish's mouth. The fish's mottled body pattern and its dermal spinules (which resemble hairs), provide the frogfish excellent camouflage.
    antennarius-striatus-frogfish-mouth-...tif
  • Hidden in plain sight, a yellow weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) showing why it is difficult to find these elusive camouflage specialists. Ambon, Indonesia
    yellow-Rhinopias-frondosa-weedy-scor...tif
  • This is a yellow striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) that was well camouflaged on a shallow reef in the temperate waters of Japan. Blending-in perfectly with the texture and color of nearby sponges and algae, the fish was nearly invisible on the reef. It is only easily discernible here due to the selective application of artificial light. Frogfishes are ambush predators, depending upon camouflage to capture prey.
    antennarius-striatus-hairy-frogfish-...tif
  • Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) lurking in the muck of Lembeh Strait at night, waiting to ambush prey. The fish's low profile and mottled surface provide it with excellent camouflage.
    crocodilefish-camouflaged-in-muck-cy...tif
  • Extremely well camouflaged painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), hidden in muck in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    camouflaged-painted-frogfish-antenna...tif
  • Pale leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) perfectly camouflaged against muck background. Ambon, Indonesia
    Taenianotus-triacanthus-leaf-scorpio...tif
  • Well camouflaged lizardfish (Synodus sp.) on the sand, waiting to ambush prey
    Synodus-lizardfish-ambon-indonesia-2...tif
  • White painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) with mouth open, camouflaged against a sponge of similar white coloration. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    white-painted-frogfish-Antennarius-p...tif
  • Yellow weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) camouflaged in a patch of soft corals and rubble in the muck. Ambon, Indonesia
    yellow-Rhinopias-frondosa-weedy-scor...tif
  • Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) in muck environment in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The frogfish was well camouflaged. Without strobe light to illuminate it, this frogfish would look like just another lump of sponge
    Antennarius-pictus-frogfish-muck-env...tif
  • This is a pair of leopard anemone shrimp (Izucaris masudai) on their host Nemanthus sp. anemone. The larger of the two is the female. First described in Japan in 1999, this species is called ayatori-kakure-ebi in Japanese..
    izucaris-masudai-leopard-anemone-shr...tif
  • Profile of an Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis)
    Ambon-scorpionfish-Pteroidichthys-am...tif
  • Pontonides sp. commensal shrimp on a curled-up whip coral (Cirrhipathes sp.) formation
    Pontonides-commensal-shrimp-on-Cirrh...tif
  • Yawning hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) with mouth wide open. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    hairy-frogfish-Antennarius-striatus-...tif
  • Lacy scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes) sitting in plain view at the top of a reef at the Black and Silver dive site near Nuakata Island in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
    Rhinopias-aphanes-lacy-scorpionfish-...tif
  • This is a well-camouflaged Yatabe blenny (Parablennius yatabei), about 9cm in length. Called Iso-Ginpo in Japanese, This species has been documented in coastal waters of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
    parablennius-yatabei-yatabe-blenny-j...tif
  • Colorful raggy scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis venosa) resting among multicolored tunicates and algae on the reef in Ambon, Indonesia
    Scorpaenopsis-venosa-raggy-scorpionf...tif
  • Synanceia verrucosa stonefish engaging in a threat display by puffing out its throat to enlarge its appearance. Ambon, Indonesia
    Synanceia-verrucosa-stonefish-ambon-...tif
  • Black and white squat lobster (Allogalathea elegans) sitting on a crinoid. Ambon, Indonesia
    Allogalathea-elegans-squat-lobster-o...tif
  • Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) eating a cardinalfish in the muck of Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    painted-frogfish-Antennarius-pictus-...tif
  • Yellow weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) looking down on the camera lens
    Yellow-Rhinopias-frondosa-weedy-scor..tiff
  • This is a juvenile Takifugu niphobles grass puffer. It has buried itself partially in the substrate to conceal itself and rest. This is normal behavior among juveniles of this species.
    takifugu-niphobles-grass-puffer-juve...tif
  • This is a purple-pink weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) sitting on the ocean floor. In the absence of artificial illumination from strobe lights, the fish blends-in perfectly with its surroundings.
    rhinopias-frondosa-weedy-scorpionfis...tif
  • Tangerine-orange Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis), photographed in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    orange-ambon-scorpionfish-pteroidich...tif
  • A tiny juvenile frogfish (Antennarius sp., possible Antennarius nummifer or Antennarius coccineus) hidden among the algae, hydroids, rubble and other debris in the sand. The fish was less than one centimeter in length. Ambon, Indonesia
    tiny-Antennarius-frogfish-ambon-indo...tif
  • Beautiful purple weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) in Ambon, Indonesia
    Rhinopias-frondosa-purple-weedy-scor...tif
  • Phyllodesmium jakobsenae nudibranch feeding on Xenia soft coral in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Phyllodesmium-jakobsenae-nudibranch-...tif
  • Yellow weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) looking down on the camera lens
    yellow-weedy-scorpionfish-Rhinopias-..tiff
  • This is a male Huenia heraldica crab, one of many species of crustaceans that use other animals for camouflage and protection. This crab was particularly ambitious in terms of the relative size of the hydroids it chose to carry around presumably for self-defense.
    huenia-heraldica-decorator-crab-hydr...tif
  • Juvenile stick insect (Ramulus mikado), about 2cm in length, adopting a rigid position, perhaps as an attempt at camouflage.
    stick-insect-juvenile-ramulus-mikado...tif
  • When small fish like basslets, damselfish and other reef residents appear in large numbers with the change of tide at Carl's Ultimate dive site in the Eastern Fields of Papua New Guinea, predators such as bluefin trevally gather in packs to hunt them. This trevally used me for camouflage to approach the swarms of small fish, then charged straight in front of me in an attempt to grab a meal.
    bluefin-trevally-Caranx-melampygus-h...tif
  • Two male Zoarchias major eelpouts with mouths wide open facing off in the middle of Sargassum hemiphyllum algae. The fishes blend-in well with both the coloration and texture of these brown algae and other surrounding vegetation and substrate, providing some measure of protection in the form of camouflage from larger fish patrolling the reef.
    zoarchias-major-eelpouts-fighting-sa...tif
  • This is a mature Eumicrotremus taranetzi lumpsucker swimming over sand in shallow water. As can be seen here, these fish are well camouflaged.
    eumicrotremus-taranetzi-lumpsucker-j...tif
  • This is a female painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) heavily laden with a bellyful of eggs. A smaller, pitch-black male was nearby. The pair were perfectly camouflaged against coral and sponges.
    antennarius-pictus-female-with-eggs-...tif
  • This is a spanner crab (Ranina ranina), also known as a red frog crab. It is an edible crab found in tropical and sub-tropical waters. These crabs burrow into the sand rear-first, where they stay camouflaged with only their eyes protruding. They come out to scavenge for food. Unlike other crabs, this species walks in a forward direction. Though this crustacean is harvested for food, there is little known about this species’ ecology. It is the only species extant in its genus.
    red-spanner-frog-crab-ranina-ranina-...tif
  • This is a small shrimp (Tozeuma sp.). This shrimp and two others were well camouflaged on a small clump of coral and other entangled organisms. Photographed in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
    tozeuma-shrimp-japan-202302-0206.tif
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