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Mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus Picturatos)

Pretty mandarin fish in coral reef aquarium

Flying Gurnard fish underwater swims over sandy seabed with sunlight

Mandarin fishes inhabit shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs. They occur in the Western Pacific from Ryukyu Islands to Australia, usually in small groups spread over small area in a depth range from 1-18m, max. size 7cm. Mandarinfish do not have scales, but a mucus layer for protection. It is not only a stinky slime they produce, but they also secrete a toxin to protect them against predators. Their dramatic colouration, known as aposematism, is a warning: unpalatability and toxicity - both prey and predator get to live longer. This specimen was encountered in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 1°27'34.836 N 125°13'17.046 E at 4m depth by night

A Red-spotted blend, Blenniella chrysospilos, pokes its head out of a hole on a coral reef in Indonesia. This cute fish is a type of combtooth blenny found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

he butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) is a small marine blenny fish of Mediterranean and Black Sea

Brazilian Batfish (Ogcocephalus vespertilio) - Marine fish

A Ringneck Blenny fish (Parablennius pilicornis) perched on the reef

Colorful Coral Reef Teeming with Exotic Fish. Lively and colorful coral reef in a vibrant underwater world. Diverse array of tropical fish swimming freely in their aquatic environment, creating a mesmerizing scene for nature and animal enthusiasts alike. Lion fish.

The reef stonefish or stonefish, is a species of venomous, marine rayfinned fish. High quality photo

Ocellated Dragonet Neosynchiropus ocellatus occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean: from Indonesia to the Pitcairn Group, north to Japan, south to Australia in a depth range from 1 to 30m, max length 8.9cm. The species inhabits sandy areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, in sheltered rocky reef habitats in few meters depth, usually in small loose groups, in rubble and algal turfs and tidepools, feeding on small benthic invertebrates. The species is identified by starry pattern on body and males by elongated first spine of dorsal fin. Males like this specimen raise and flare the long first dorsal spine during courtship to attract females. There is no significant role in locomotion or defense; the function of the elongated first spine is almost entirely related to reproduction and social signaling.Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia 8°56'15.5728 S 140°5'43.0372 W at 13m depth

A skittish mosshead warbonnet fish wraps its body around the spines of a sea urchine in hops to evade my camera.

Front view close up of cabezon, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, fish with numerous growths on head.

Mandarin Fish (Synchiropus splendidus) - Marine fish

Beautiful wild fish (Rockskipper) swimming in the blue sea

$Flagtail Shrimpgoby Amblyeleotris yanoi occurs in the tropical Western Pacific from Bali to the Ryukyu Islands in a depth range from 3-35m, max. length 13cm for the male, 5.5cm for the female. The species is associated with Alpheus randalli, the Red-banded Alpheid Shrimp. This species has many common names like Candy Pistol Shrimp, Red Banded Pistol Shrimp or Snapping Shrimp. These shrimp make a burrow under liverock, which will be shared with a goby typically from the Amblyeleotris or Stonogobiops genera in a symbiotic relationship. Because these shrimp have poor eye sight, the goby acts as a look out for predators while the shrimp provides a home for the goby; both also benefit in sharing food resources. These shrimps are carnivores. They also act as cleaner shrimp for the goby partner, so does the specimen on this photo.\nTriton Bay, Indonesia, 3°53'58.5456 S 134°6'26.28 E at 14m depth$

Synchiropus splendidus, the mandarinfish or mandarin dragonet, is a small, brightly colored member of the dragonet family. The mandarinfish is native to the Pacific, ranging approximately from the Ryukyu Islands south to Australia.

Mandarinfish are reef dwellers, preferring sheltered lagoons and inshore reefs.

Mudskipper in the swamp. The picture is taken in a mangrove swamp forest near Sepilok in the north eastern part of Borneo.

Mandarin fish sea life pets nature aquarium home

$Crocodile Fish Cymbacephalus beauforti occurs in the tropical West Pacific in shallow waters from 1-12 m. The species, an ambush predator, lives on sand or rubble substrates of sheltered or semi-exposed reefs and is also found in coral reefs and mangrove areas. \nThe cirri (= leafy appendages above the eyes) break up the outline of the eye, so it's much harder for their prey to spot them. Somehow looking a bit like a crocodile, this species is much smaller, the maximum length is 50 cm, but the common length is 35 cm. \nLembeh Strait, Indonesia \n1°27'38.166 N 125°13'34.284 E at 10m depth$

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