A Horrid stonefish, Synanceia horrida, uses its bizarre shape and mucky appearance to blend into the sand and rubble on a slope.
A Horrid stonefish, Synanceia horrida, uses its strange shape and color to camouflage itself on a sand and rubble slope in eastern Indonesia. Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia.
Size: 9200px × 6132px
Location: Pef Island, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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