Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

scorpaenopsis oxycephala scorpaenopsis oxycephalus natural area sea bottom coral reef adult alone posing camouflage venemous species profile shot overview underwater shot indian ocean maldives republic tropical sea colorful coral reef fish scorpaenopsis tassled scorpionfish scorpaenopsis oxycephala july nobody nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems benthons sea bottoms coral reefs barrier reef barrier reefs coralreef coralreefs adults single lonely only solo one lone posed pose settlings settling camouflages venemous venomous profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length subaquatic photos subaquatic sights seen under the water photos under the water underwater shots subaquatic image underwater view submarine images submarine sights submarine sight submarine photos submarine photo underwater views submarine photographies submarine photography underwater underwaterphoto underwaterpicture underwaterphotography underwaterphotographies underwaterphotos underwaterpictures maldives islands tropical seas tropical oceans tropical ocean colourful rudy colorfully colored coral reef fishes tassled scorpionfishes scorpaenopsis oxycephalus with nobody naturalness area marine area reef stage of development individual enumeration relation between species species risky species species particularity shot world sea and ocean indian subcontinent asia sea colour saltwater fish fishes particularity scorpaenidae scorpaeniformes teleostei actinopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota scorpionfish scorpaenopsis sp scorpionfish actinopterygian bony fish fish animal vertebrate chordate wild animal animal