Title

Lateral close-up of head of well-camouflaged yellow popeyed scorpionfish

Caption

Lateral close-up of head of well-camouflaged yellow popeyed scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) with camouflage of body appendages like fringes in lurking position waiting for prey, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa

Date

May 09, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK23D01_347

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

39,6Mb (2,7Mb) / 15,2in x 10,1in / 4559 x 3039 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa East Africa Eastern Africa Fish Indian Ocean Mail-cheeked fish Mail-cheeked fishes Mauritius No People Pisces Popeyed scorpionfish Popeyed scorpionfishes Republic of Mauritius Rhinopias Rhinopias frondosa Scorpaenidae Scorpaeniformes Scorpaenoidei Scorpaneopsis oxycephala Scorpionfish Scorpionfishes Underwater scene Wildlife adaption adaptions animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals in the wild animals of prey behavior behaviour camouflage camouflaged camouflaging capture catch catches close up close ups close-up closeup deserted detail view eat empty fauna feed feeding forage foraging foraging for food fringe fringed dragonhead fringes habitat head heads hunt hunting hunting food ingestion lateral lateral view looking for food lurk lurking lurking position lying in wait marine animal marine animals marine fish marine fishes natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody poisonous poisonous animal poisonous animals prey prey animal preying preys saltwater fish sea sea fish search for food searching for food sidewards sideways stalk toxic under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography yellow Bony fish Bony fishes Osteichthyes animal feed animal feeds detail details fodder food ocean oceans section