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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Scorpionfish (possibly: Scorpaenopsis macrochir). Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. This Scorpionfish species is highly variable in colour and can blend into surrounds perfectly. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis), swimming in mid water. Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis), swimming in mid water. Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Demon Stinger Scorpionfish(Inimicus didactylus). Also known as Devilfish and Demon Stinger. This fish has venomous spines and can inflict painful stings. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Demon Stinger Scorpionfish (Inimicus didactylus). Also known as Devilfish and Demon Stinger. This fish has venomous spines and can inflict painful stings. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Demon Stinger Scorpionfish (Inimicus didactylus). Also known as Devilfish and Demon Stinger. This fish has venomous spines and can inflict painful stings. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spiny Leaf-fish (Ablabys macracanthus). Often seen offshore on silty, muddy and sandy terrain throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Little Stingfish (Minous pusillus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from southern Japan to southern Indonesia to New Guinea. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Little Stingfish (Minous pusillus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from southern Japan to southern Indonesia to New Guinea. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Lionfish (Pterois sp.). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus). This species is highly variable and has many colour variations. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus). This species is highly variable and has many colour variations. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Painted Stingfish (Minous pictus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Philippines to southern Indonesia and New Guinea. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Painted Stingfish (Minous pictus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Philippines to southern Indonesia and New Guinea. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Paddle-flap Scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri). Photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
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Paddle-flap Scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri). Photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
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Paddle-flap Scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri). Photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rare orange variety of the Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Part of the scorpionfish family, the devilfish lives only in the tropical Pacific Ocean can deliver a painful and venomous sting with dorsal fins.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rare orange variety of the Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Part of the scorpionfish family, the devilfish lives only in the tropical Pacific Ocean can deliver a painful and venomous sting with dorsal fins.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rare orange variety of the Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Part of the scorpionfish family, the devilfish lives only in the tropical Pacific Ocean can deliver a painful and venomous sting with dorsal fins.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rare orange variety of the Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Part of the scorpionfish family, the devilfish lives only in the tropical Pacific Ocean can deliver a painful and venomous sting with dorsal fins.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rare orange variety of the Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Part of the scorpionfish family, the devilfish lives only in the tropical Pacific Ocean can deliver a painful and venomous sting with dorsal fins.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rare orange variety of the Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Part of the scorpionfish family, the devilfish lives only in the tropical Pacific Ocean can deliver a painful and venomous sting with dorsal fins.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), with open mouth. Photo taken off Yap, Micronesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cockatoo Waspfish (Ablabys taenianotus). Found throughout the tropical West Pacific Ocean, from Malaysia to Japan and from Indonesia to Australia. Photo taken in the Philippines.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Short Seamoth (Eurypegasus draconis). Also known as Pegasus and Little Dragonfish. Variable in colour and mimicks shell bits, etc, for camouflage. Found throughout Indo-West Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Rigid Shrimpfish (Centriscus scutatus). Also known as Razorfish. Usually seen in large schools near seawhip corals, branching corals and black coral trees throughout West Pacific to Andaman Sea, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rigid Shrimpfish (Centriscus scutatus). Also known as Razorfish. Usually seen in large schools near seawhip corals, branching corals and black coral trees throughout West Pacific to Andaman Sea, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rigid Shrimpfish (Centriscus scutatus). Also known as Razorfish. Usually seen in large schools near seawhip corals, branching corals and black coral trees throughout West Pacific to Andaman Sea, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Shrimpfish (Aeoliscus strigatus). Also known as Razorfish. Usually seen in large schools near seawhip corals, branching corals and black coral trees throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Bali, Indonesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Schooling Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus). Also known as Sea Perch and Snapper. This is a highly prized commercial fish found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken near the Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae). This is a highly prized commercial fish found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Saddle-tailed Seaperch (Lutjanus malabaricus), schooling. Also known as Large-mouth Nannygai. Found on coastal and offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pasific. Photo taken on Yongala shipwreck, near Townsville, Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Schooling Blue-striped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Schooling Blue-striped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Schooling Blue-striped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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