This giant pufferfish (Arothon stelatus) was resting on a leather coral. It lacks a lateral line. Photographed in northern Sulawesi waters, Indonesia.

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Size: 4069px × 2906px
Location: Elphinstone Reef, Egyptian Red Sea
Photo credit: © Terence Dormer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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