Title

Frontal close-up of head of yellow popeyed scorpionfish

Caption

Frontal close-up of head of yellow popeyed scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) with camouflage of body appendages like fringes spreads pectoral fins like fans lies in wait for prey on algal meadow of Halimeda alga (Halimeda copiosa), Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa

Date

May 09, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK23D10_046

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

130,0Mb (3,0Mb) / 27,5in x 18,3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa East Africa Eastern Africa Fish Halimeda 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 alga algae animal animal of prey animals animals in the wild animals of prey aquatic macrophyte aquatic plant aquatic plants camouflage camouflaged camouflaging capture catch catches close up close ups close-up closeup deserted detail view empty fan fans fauna field fin fins fringe fringed dragonhead fringes habitat head heads hydrophyte hydrophytic plant lawn lie lying marine animal marine animals marine fish marine fishes meadow meadows natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature no one nobody pectoral fin pectoral fins plant plants poisonous poisonous animal poisonous animals prey prey animal preying preys saltwater fish sea sea algae sea fish sea weed seaweed seaweeds spread spreading toxic under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited water plant wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography yellow Bony fish Bony fishes Osteichthyes detail details ocean oceans section