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Fish of the Family Ogcocephalidae known as batfish

$Colour variations of Leaf Scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus include white, pink, yellow, tan, brown and black with mottling. The species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific in a depth range from 5-135m, usually 5- 20m, max. length 10cm. \nThe species has the habit of mimicking a dead leaf by swaying from side to side. \n\nSince the fish has a narrow body, the backlight penetrates almost everywhere.\n\nLembeh Strait, Indonesia \n1°25'51.2087 N 125°11'5.1449 E at 5m depth$

Brazilian Batfish (Ogcocephalus vespertilio) - Marine fish

Close up of a Devil Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus). Photographed in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Tropical batfish swimming through the open ocean

Orbicular batfish also known as the cooper batfish, circular batfish, round batfish, narrow-banded batfish or Orbic batfish (Platax orbicularis ) with blur rock background in aquarium tank. Side view.

emperor angelfish, Mutton snapper,French angelfish, sea horse, Cuttlefish , stone fish

The Devil Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) is a master of camouflage, blending perfectly into the rocky substrate of coral reefs. Its mottled brown and white coloration, paired with its spiny fins and venomous spines, make it a formidable predator. The image shows the Devil Scorpionfish lying in wait, its mouth slightly open, as it waits for unsuspecting prey to swim by.

Underwater photography of tropical reef fish species in Papua New Guinea

Orbicular Batfish - Platax orbicularis. Small juveniles mimics reddish leaves. Underwater world of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

$Helmut Gurnard or Oriental Flying Gurnard Dactyloptena orientalis occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and northern New Zealand in a depth range from 1 to 100m, max. length 40cm, common length 20cm. \n\nThe Flying Gurnard uses its pelvic fins to walk along the bottom of the ocean. \nThe solitary, well-camouflaged and slow-moving species inhabits coastal waters with sandy substrates and feeds on crustaceans, clams and small fish. \n\nThe pectoral fins are normally held against the body, but when threatened the fins are expanded to startle potential predators which may include sea breams and mackerel. A diver with huge camera system looks like a potential predator, reason enough to go on defense. \n\nLembeh Strait, Indonesia \n1°28'8.9165 N 125°14'39.1048 E at 20m depth$

A Striated, or Hairy frogfish sits in the dark waiting to ambush prey in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This well-camouflaged fish is rarely seen because it blends into its surroundings so well.

Free swimming tropical ornamental fish in glass wall

Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson), Zanzibar, Tanzania

Inimicus filamentosus, also known as the filament-finned stinger, underwater photo into the Red Sea

$Two-stick Stingfish Inimicus filamentosus occurs in the Western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, the Philippines and the Maldives on sand and rubble bottoms of coral reefs in a depth range from shallow to 55m, max. standard legth 25cm, common 20cm. \n\nThe skin is without scales except along the lateral line, and is covered with venomous spines and wartlike glands which give it a knobby appearance. \nMales and females look the same. \n\nInimicus filamentosus is an ambush predator, feeding on fishes. It is a nocturnal species that typically lies partially buried on the sea floor or on a coral head during the day, covering itself with sand (like this specimen) and other debris to further camouflage itself. \n\nWhen disturbed by a scuba diver or a potential predator, it fans out its brilliantly colored pectoral and caudal fins as a warning. Once dug in, it is very reluctant to leave its hiding place. When it does move, it displays an unusual mechanism of locomotion crawling slowly along the seabed, employing the four lower rays (two on each side) of its pectoral fins as legs. \n\nLembeh Strait, Indonesia \n1°28'8.916 N 125°14'39.102 E at 19m depth$

spotted handfish, Brachionichthys hirsutus, rare, endemic and threatened, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Tasman Sea, Southern Ocean

Whitemargin stargazer ,Uranoscopus sulphureus, is a fish of family Uranoscopidae, widespread in the Indopacific:

A well-camouflaged Hairy or Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) sits on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Canary rockfish, Sebastes pinniger, is a rockfish of the Pacific coast, aquarium, Seward, Alaska

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