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Longfin Waspfish (Apistus carinatus). This species is usually only seen at night when feeding, as it burries itself in sand during the day. Found throughout the West Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean. Anilao, Philippines. Coral Triangle.
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Longfin Waspfish (Apistus carinatus). This species is usually only seen at night when feeding, as it burries itself in sand during the day. Found throughout the West Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean. Anilao, Philippines. Coral Triangle.
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scorpionfish (possibly: Scorpaenopsis macrochir). Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. This Scorpionfish species is highly variable in colour and can blend into surrounds perfectly. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis), swimming in mid water. Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis), swimming in mid water. Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Japan to northern Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Demon Stinger Scorpionfish(Inimicus didactylus). Also known as Devilfish and Demon Stinger. This fish has venomous spines and can inflict painful stings. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Demon Stinger Scorpionfish (Inimicus didactylus). Also known as Devilfish and Demon Stinger. This fish has venomous spines and can inflict painful stings. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Demon Stinger Scorpionfish (Inimicus didactylus). Also known as Devilfish and Demon Stinger. This fish has venomous spines and can inflict painful stings. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spiny Leaf-fish (Ablabys macracanthus). Often seen offshore on silty, muddy and sandy terrain throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Little Stingfish (Minous pusillus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from southern Japan to southern Indonesia to New Guinea. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Little Stingfish (Minous pusillus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from southern Japan to southern Indonesia to New Guinea. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Lionfish (Pterois sp.). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus). This species is highly variable and has many colour variations. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus). This species is highly variable and has many colour variations. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala). Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish. Highly variable in colour. Found on offshore reefs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Painted Stingfish (Minous pictus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Philippines to southern Indonesia and New Guinea. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Painted Stingfish (Minous pictus). Found throughout the West Pacific, from Philippines to southern Indonesia and New Guinea. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cockatoo Waspfish (Ablabys taenianotus). Found throughout the tropical West Pacific Ocean, from Malaysia to Japan and from Indonesia to Australia. Photo taken in the Philippines.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Emperor (possibly: Lethrinus sp.), juvenile next to a feeding tube worm. Photographed off Anilao, Philippines.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Marbled Stargazer (Uranoscopus bicinctus). Found inhabiting mud substrates from Japan to Indonesia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Marbled Stargazer (Uranoscopus bicinctus). Found inhabiting mud substrates from Japan to Indonesia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Marbled Stargazer (Uranoscopus bicinctus). Found inhabiting mud substrates from Japan to Indonesia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Ribbon Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia), adolescent. Also known Striped and Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including north-west Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Gold-spotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ribbon Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia). Also known Striped and Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), cleaning a Ribbon Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ribbon Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia). Also known Striped and Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), cleaning a Blue Triggerfish (Odonus niger). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scarlet-breasted Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus). Also known as Banded Maori Wrasse. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scarlet-breasted Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus). Also known as Banded Maori Wrasse. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scarlet-breasted Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus). Also known as Banded Maori Wrasse. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pacific Diana's Wrasse (Bodianus sp.) - male. Found throughout the West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines Within the Coral Triangle.
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Blue-stripe Flasher Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cf temminckii). Found in West-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cheek-lined Wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cheek-lined Wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cheek-lined Wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cheek-lined Wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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