Images Dated 12th October 2013

Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) waiting to ambush prey disguised

Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) waiting to ambush prey disguised as an orange sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

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