Tag: Waspfish

A perfectly camouflaged tassled scorpionfish sits among colourful soft corals and sponges on the reef. Its brownish-yellow colouration and fleshy skin flaps blend almost completely with the surrounding orange and reddish corals.
A perfectly camouflaged tassled scorpionfish sits among corals, displaying its extraordinary concealment. Covered with skin flaps and protrusions, the fish becomes nearly invisible among the textured corals — an impressive example of adaptation and camouflage.
A group of small mysid shrimps moves across a tassled scorpionfish, with one sitting directly on its eye. The transparent crustaceans with their characteristic striped bodies and long antennae are seen in a typical setting.
A dark cockatoo waspfish (Ablabys taenianotus) lies perfectly camouflaged on the sandy seafloor. The brown colouration with characteristic white dots and patches provides excellent camouflage in the sand.
A yellowish tassled scorpionfish with characteristic skin appendages and granular texture sits perfectly camouflaged among colourful corals and sponges, displaying the typical ambush posture as it waits motionlessly for prey.