Burrfish (Cychichthys orbicularis) are often sufficiently friendly and inquisitive to allow divers to photograph them with ease. Egyptian Red Sea.

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Individuals of this species are often sufficiently friendly and inquisitive to allow divers to approach them, which facilitates close-up photography. When they are alarmed, they inflate themselves with water, becoming round like a balloon with their sharp spines erect. Divers are discouraged from deliberately disturbing them with a view to witnessing such behaviour as it stresses the animal.

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Size: 4523px × 3231px
Location: Egyptian Red Sea.
Photo credit: © Terence Dormer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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