Map pufferfish (Arothron mappa) resting on a submerged shipwreck. This fish can inflate itself, which it uses as a form of protection. The colouration

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Map pufferfish (Arothron mappa) resting on a submerged shipwreck. This fish can inflate itself, which it uses as a form of protection. The colouration of this pufferfish serves as camouflage in its habitat of coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. It eats crustaceans and molluscs, attacking them with its strong, beak-like jaws. Photographed in Malaysia.

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Size: 4531px × 3095px
Photo credit: © MATTHEW OLDFIELD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, arothron, boat, bony, camouflage, camouflaged, coral, fauna, fish, flora, indo-pacific, lankayan, malaysia, malaysian, map, mappa, marine, nature, ocean, pisces, pufferfish, sea, ship, shipwreck, submerged, underwater, water, wildlife, wreck, zoology