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Juvenile Papuan Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis papuensis, 20mm, Triton Bay, Indonesia stock photo

Juvenile Papuan Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis papuensis, 20mm, Triton Bay, Indonesia Papuan Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis papuensis occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Fiji in a depth range from 1-40m, max. length 25cm, common 20cm. The Scorpionfish, a predator, uses the camouflage as a hunting skill. In a reef full of sponges, tube worms, hydrozoans, corals, the outline of the fish often disappears completely. This is a very small juvenile specimen of 20mm length. The large, forward pointing tentacles above the eyes are distinctive for juvenile specimen.
Triton Bay, Indonesia, 3°56'15.402 S 134°7'6.708 E at 15m depth Animal Stock Photo — Papuan Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis papuensis occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Fiji in a depth range from 1-40m, max. length 25cm, common 20cm. The Scorpionfish, a predator, uses the camouflage as a hunting skill. In a reef full of sponges, tube worms, hydrozoans, corals, the outline of the fish often disappears completely. This is a very small juvenile specimen of 20mm length. The large, forward pointing tentacles above the eyes are distinctive for juvenile specimen. Triton Bay, Indonesia, 3°56'15.402 S 134°7'6.708 E at 15m depth

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Papuan Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis papuensis occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Fiji in a depth range from 1-40m, max. length 25cm, common 20cm. The Scorpionfish, a predator, uses the camouflage as a hunting skill. In a reef full of sponges, tube worms, hydrozoans, corals, the outline of the fish often disappears completely. This is a very small juvenile specimen of 20mm length. The large, forward pointing tentacles above the eyes are distinctive for juvenile specimen. Triton Bay, Indonesia, 3°56'15.402 S 134°7'6.708 E at 15m depth

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Upload date:May 12, 2023

Location:Indonesia

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