Crocodile fish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) camouflaged on the seabed. This bottom-dwelling fish inhabits the shallow tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific

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Crocodile fish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) camouflaged on the seabed. This bottom-dwelling fish inhabits the shallow tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. It feeds on crustaceans and molluscs and can reach over 50 centimetres in length. Photographed in Fishmarket, Biak, West Papua in Indonesia, Asia.

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Photo credit: © MATTHEW OLDFIELD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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