Banded toadfish (Halophryne diemensis) on a coral reef. This bottom-dwelling predatory fish conceals itself on sand on the seafloor where it lies in w

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Banded toadfish (Halophryne diemensis) on a coral reef. This bottom-dwelling predatory fish conceals itself on sand on the seafloor where it lies in wait to ambush its prey. Photographed in Papua New Guinea.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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