Arabian Picassofish

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Composite image of an Arabian picassofish (Rhinecanthus assasi), or assasi triggerfish, swimming past soft corals (order Alcyonacea). This Arabian picassofish has its dorsal spine raised. This can be used as a warning to deter predators or to keep itself fixed in small spaces to avoid predation. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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