Title

Lateral view of Yellow popeyed scorpionfish

Caption

Lateral view of Yellow popeyed scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) with camouflage of body appendages like fringes lies in wait on algal meadow of Halimeda alga (Halimeda copiosa) next to sandy seabed lurking for prey, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Africa

Date

May 09, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK23D13_347

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

75,8Mb (4,8Mb) / 21,0in x 14,0in / 6303 x 4202 (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 behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals in the wild animals of prey aquatic macrophyte aquatic plant aquatic plants behavior behaviour bottom camouflage camouflaged camouflaging capture catch catches deserted eat empty fauna feed feeding field forage foraging foraging for food fringe fringed dragonhead fringes ground grounds habitat hunt hunting hunting food hydrophyte hydrophytic plant ingestion lateral view lawn lie looking for food lurk lurking lurking position lying lying in wait marine animal marine animals marine fish marine fishes meadow meadows natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature no one nobody ocean floor plant plants poisonous poisonous animal poisonous animals prey prey animal preying preys saltwater fish sandy sea sea algae sea bottom sea fish sea floor sea weed seabed search for food searching for food seaweed seaweeds side view side views sideview stalk 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 animal feed animal feeds fodder food ocean oceans