Odd Shaped Bottom Dwellers

Wookiee Crossed with a Toad

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March 9, 2015 0 364

ooking like striated frogfish a cross between Wookiee from Star Wars and a toad, the striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) does...

Chillin Like a Villain

Ulric Charteris

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March 1, 2015 0 34

Chillin Like Villain tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) ‘chillin like a villian’ atop a coral reef and surrounded with lots of options...

Lionfish on Slemmestad

Renee Blundon

Scuba Diving

January 3, 2015 0 29

red lionfish (Pterois volitans) perched on the base of the Slemmestad Wreck in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Red lionfish are native...

Tasseled Scorpionfish

Ulric Charteris

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December 28, 2014 0 26

colorfully patterned tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) perched atop a coral bommie. Photographed while scuba diving off the coast of Dar...

Black Volitan Lionfish

Ulric Charteris

Photography

December 24, 2014 0 123

A black volitan lionfish (Pterois volitans) with venomous spines fully outstretched in efforts to deter the photographer, a potential predator. Photographed while scuba diving off...

Lionfish Photobombs Selfie

Renee Blundon

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December 18, 2014 0 32

lionfish photobomb managed while free-diving beneath a mooring in Msasani Bay, Dar es Salaam. I was busy taking video selfies...

Oriental Flying Gurnard

Renee Blundon

Marine Life

December 10, 2014 0 91

n oriental flying gurnard (Dactylopterus orientalis) filmed off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. When excited the fish spreads...

Strategically Placed

Ulric Charteris

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November 27, 2014 0 40

vibrantly Strategically Placed colored tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) in Dar es Salaam. Scorpionfish feed by opening their mouth wide and using...

Tassled Scorpionfish

Ulric Charteris

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November 24, 2014 0 48

Tassled Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), perched on atop coral off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tassled Scorpionfish vary considerably in color...

Flounder Close-up

Renee Blundon

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November 17, 2014 0 23

lose-up of a flounder at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. This flatfish was born with an eye on each side...

Stonefish Inside Wreck

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November 13, 2014 0 20

A stonefish hidden beneath a shoal of commerson’s anchovy inside the hull of the Slemmestad Wreck in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Photo...

Incognito Stonefish

Renee Blundon

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October 26, 2014 0 22

Incognito Stonefish (devil scorpionfish) (Scorpaenopsis diabolus), photographed at the Slemmestad Wreck in Dar es Salaam. The scorpionfish is relying on...

Scorpionfish

Renee Blundon

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October 1, 2014 0 18

corpionfish (Scorpaenidae) are a family of marine fish that includes many of the word’s most venomous species. Most have a...

Crocodilefish- Facts Photographs and Video

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September 1, 2014 0 974

he crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps), also known as the tentacled flathead or Western Indian Ocean crocodilefish, has a unique character due...

Crocodilefish Close-up

Renee Blundon

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August 30, 2014 0 14

lose-up of a crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps), spotted on a scubadive at Kankadya in Dar es Salaam. Crocodilefish are ambush predators, so camouflage...

Crocodilefish Camo

Renee Blundon

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August 8, 2014 0 9

crocodilefish camo flaged on a reef in Mafia Island’s Chole Bay. The fish was so well blended in that the...

Devil Scorpionfish in Camo

Renee Blundon

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July 25, 2014 0 42

A devil scorpionfish wreck (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) perched on a shipwreck in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and relying on its camouflage to...

Popeyed Scorpionfish

Renee Blundon

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July 21, 2014 0 32

A popeyed scorpionfish Rhinopias frondosa, also known as the weedy sscorpionfish, has a highly compressed body and can vary in color...

Leaf Scorpion Fish

Renee Blundon

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July 18, 2014 0 18

A ghostly white Leaf Scorpion Fish Taenianotus triacanthus, also known as a paperfish, lies motionless resembling a dead leaf lying in the water....

Lionfish

Renee Blundon

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July 4, 2014 0 56

he Lionfish photos, with their elaborate profile, vivid patterns and poised demeanor, are ideal subjects for underwater photography. They’re unconcerned and...