Smallscale (or tasseled) scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is well camouflaged on the seabed

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Smallscale (or tasseled) scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is well camouflaged on the seabed, but the ornate decoration is clearly visible against a black background. Red Sea, Egypt, November

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Red Sea, Egypt, Africa
Photo credit: © Toby Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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