Flathead scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, lower centre) waiting for prey. The flathead, or tasselled, scorpionfish lives on coral reefs where i

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Flathead scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, lower centre) waiting for prey. The flathead, or tasselled, scorpionfish lives on coral reefs where it is able to camouflage itself against the seabed by changing colour. Photographed off the Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia.

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