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Weedy scorpionfish. Tropical scorpionfishes are camoflage experts, changing color and apparent texture in order to masquerade as rocks, clumps of algae or detritus.
Species: Weedy scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondossa
Image ID: 12898  

Banded archerfish. The banded archerfish is known for its ability to shoot down resting insects by spitting a jet of water. Large archerfishes can hit a target 2-3m away. Archerfishes have adaptations to the mouth which enable spitting. When a banded archerfish shoots a jet of water, it raises its tongue against the roof of the mouth forming a tube. The gill covers quickly close forcing water along the tube. This species mostly lives in mangrove and estuarine habitats throughout much of the Indo-Pacific.
Species: Banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix
Image ID: 12902  

Banded archerfish. The banded archerfish is known for its ability to shoot down resting insects by spitting a jet of water. Large archerfishes can hit a target 2-3m away. Archerfishes have adaptations to the mouth which enable spitting. When a banded archerfish shoots a jet of water, it raises its tongue against the roof of the mouth forming a tube. The gill covers quickly close forcing water along the tube. This species mostly lives in mangrove and estuarine habitats throughout much of the Indo-Pacific.
Species: Banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix
Image ID: 12903  

Banded archerfish. The banded archerfish is known for its ability to shoot down resting insects by spitting a jet of water. Large archerfishes can hit a target 2-3m away. Archerfishes have adaptations to the mouth which enable spitting. When a banded archerfish shoots a jet of water, it raises its tongue against the roof of the mouth forming a tube. The gill covers quickly close forcing water along the tube. This species mostly lives in mangrove and estuarine habitats throughout much of the Indo-Pacific.
Species: Banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix
Image ID: 12904  

Fire clownfish.
Species: Fire clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus
Image ID: 12905  

Pink anemonefish.
Species: Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion
Image ID: 12906  

Barrier reef anemonefish.
Species: Barrier reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos
Image ID: 12910  

Barrier reef anemonefish.
Species: Barrier reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos
Image ID: 12911  

Barrier reef anemonefish.
Species: Barrier reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos
Image ID: 12912  

Spinecheek clownfish (maroon clownfish).
Species: Spinecheek clownfish, Premnas biaculeatus
Image ID: 12959  

Spinecheek clownfish (maroon clownfish).
Species: Spinecheek clownfish, Premnas biaculeatus
Image ID: 12960  

Blackstripe surgeonfish being cleaned by cleaner wrasse.
Species: Blackstripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricaudas
Image ID: 12962  

Blackstripe surgeonfish being cleaned by cleaner wrasse.
Species: Blackstripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricaudas
Image ID: 12965  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13674  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13675  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13676  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13677  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13678  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13679  

Electric eel. Like other members of the South American knifefish family, the electric eel relies on electrolocation to navigate in find food in murky water. However, its electric organs are more powerful than its relatives, allowing it to produce sufficiently high voltage pulses to stun predators and prey.
Species: Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus
Image ID: 13989  

Spiny brittle stars (starfish).
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 13994  

Spiny brittle stars (starfish).
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 13995  

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.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14005  

Leafy Seadragon.
Species: Leafy seadragon, Phycodurus eques
Image ID: 14469  

Leafy Seadragon.
Species: Leafy seadragon, Phycodurus eques
Image ID: 14470  

Leafy Seadragon.
Species: Leafy seadragon, Phycodurus eques
Image ID: 14471  

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.
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.
Species: Speckled sanddab, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Image ID: 14554