Scorpionfish. Unusually coloured scorpionfish (family Scorpaenidae) waiting for prey. Scorpionfish live on coral reefs where they are able to camoufla

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Scorpionfish. Unusually coloured scorpionfish (family Scorpaenidae) waiting for prey. Scorpionfish live on coral reefs where they are able to camouflage themselves against the seabed and rocks by changing colour. Photographed in the Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Photo credit: © MATTHEW OLDFIELD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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