Camouflaged whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) fish peering out of a sandy slope. This ambush predator uses its tongue (not seen), which m


Camouflaged whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) fish peering out of a sandy slope. This ambush predator uses its tongue (not seen), which mimics a polychaete worm, to lure prey closer. Photographed in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.


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