A Shortfin lionfish, Dendrochirus brachypterus, sits on the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This colorful yet venomous creature is nocturnal .

---

Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: adventure, animals, beautiful, biodiversity, biology, black, change, climate, color, colorful, conservation, coral, critters, dangerous, diversity, diving, ecology, ecosystem, environment, evolution, explore, face, fish, habitat, indonesia, islands, landscape, lembeh, lionfish, marine, muck, nature, ocean, pacific, pattern, sand, scenery, science, scuba, sea, seascape, shortfin, snorkeling, strait, sulawesi, tourism, travel, triangle, underwater, vacation, venomous, water, wild, wilderness, wildlife