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Blackfoot firefish (Parapterois heterura)

Blackfoot firefish (Parapterois heterura), Found in Asian-Pacific waters, Bali, Indonesia and north, this scorpionfish sometimes partly buries itself in sand or mud and has fan-like, non-filamentous pectoral fins that it uses to corner prey, or to startle a predator. Anilao, Manila, Philippines

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A Spotfin Lionfish flares its dorsel spines and fins, Papua New Guinea

A Spotfin Lionfish flares it's dorsel spines and fins to display threat while laying on a colorful reef at night in the warm clear waters of Papua New Guinea. Lionfish float fearlessly around the reef as they are also one of the most venomous residents there

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