Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) on a reef. Side view of the head of a leaf scorpionfish. This venomous fish takes its name from its habit

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Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) on a reef. Side view of the head of a leaf scorpionfish. This venomous fish takes its name from its habit of swaying from side to side like a dead leaf in a current. Photographed on the Great Barrier reef, Coral Sea, Australia.

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