A yellow Leaf Scorpionfish stay put into position and only moves from side to side with the surge.

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The Leaf Scorpionfish ( Taenianotus Triacanthus ) is from the family of the Scorpanidae. It mimics a fallen leaf into the ocean by leaning from side to side with the water surge. It comes in different color variations. Pink or Purple, yellow, white and Brown. The brown variation is the one reassembling the most a leaf. This picture was taken in Ambon, Indonesia.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Underwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ambon, creatures, critter, critters, diving, fish, indonesia, leaf, macro, malikas, maluku, mollucas, muck, scorpaenidae, scorpionfish, special, taenianotus, triacanthus, underwater