Disruptive Coloration Photos

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Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11817  
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14936  
Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Wolf Island
Coral hawkfish.
Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02432  
Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Wolf Island
Coral hawkfish.
Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02433  
Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette surgeonfish.
Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Image ID: 11033  
Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette surgeonfish.
Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Image ID: 11034  
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11815  
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11816  
Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette surgeonfish.
Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Image ID: 13746  
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14004  
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14005  
Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies.
Species: Speckled sanddab, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Image ID: 14498  
Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies.
Species: Speckled sanddab, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Image ID: 14499  
Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies.
Species: Speckled sanddab, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Image ID: 14554  
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14935  
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14937  
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14938  
A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 21523  
A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it, Citharichthys
A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 21524  
Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Wolf Island
Coral hawkfish.
Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 05057  
Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Wolf Island
Coral hawkfish.
Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 05058  
Fairy basslet, Gramma loreto, Roatan
Fairy basslet.
Species: Royal gramma basslet, Gramma loreto
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 05223  
C-O sole (turbot), Pleuronichthys coenosus, Santa Barbara Island
C-O sole (turbot).
Species: C-o sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03440  
Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Wolf Island
Coral hawkfish.
Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 05055  
Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Wolf Island
Coral hawkfish.
Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 05056  
C-O sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus
C-O sole.
Species: C-o sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus
Image ID: 07882  
C-O sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus
C-O sole.
Species: C-o sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus
Image ID: 07883  
C-O sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus
C-O sole.
Species: C-o sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus
Image ID: 07884  
English sole (probable but uncertain identification), Parophrys vetulus
English sole (probable but uncertain identification).
Species: English sole, Parophrys vetulus
Image ID: 07885  
Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette surgeonfish.
Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Image ID: 07922  
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