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Reef lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) is located on stony coral, Egypt, Red Sea, Near East

Moyer's Dragonet juvenile crawls on coral

Dendrochirus barberi, Hawaiian green lionfish, Maui Island,

$Mandarin fishes inhabit shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs. They occur in the Western Pacific from Ryukyu Islands to Australia, usually in small groups spread over small area in a depth range from 1-18m, max. length 7cm. \nMandarinfish do not have scales, but a mucus layer for protection. It is not only a stinky slime they produce, but they also secrete a toxin to protect them against predators. Their dramatic colouration, known as aposematism, is a warning: unpalatability and toxicity - both prey and predator get to live longer. \nThe couples perform an extraordinary courtship dance at dusk. Females gather at the reef, judging if a male is worthy. A male who has successfully courted a lady attaches to her at the pelvic fin. Then the pair swim up from the reef towards the waters surface, releasing a cloud of sperm and around 200 eggs smaller than 1mm. \nThis specimen is a male: The presence of an elongated spine at the front of the first dorsal fin of males is distinctive. Females will not have this spike and will have a rounded first dorsal fin instead. In this case, there was a female too, but she didn't make it into the photo.\nBanda Neira Island, Indonesia, \n4°30'40.842 S 129°53'19.71 E at 1.5m depth$

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

Photo of Moss fringehead, a juvenile saltwater fish, against a black background.

Flaming Scooter Blenny fish - (Synchiropus sycorax)

Underwater photography beauty deep sea, Red scorpionfish fish, Scorpaena scrofa, poisonous fish, fish with poisonous fin spines. and red ascidiacea tunicate Halocynthia papillosa, reef Sea life. Scuba diver point of view

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.

gurnard fish swims into the sea showing his colors

$Papuan Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis papuensis occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Fiji in a depth range from 1-40m, max. length 25cm, common 20cm. The Scorpionfish, a predator, uses the camouflage as a hunting skill. In a reef full of sponges, tube worms, hydrozoans, corals, the outline of the fish often disappears completely. This is a very small juvenile specimen of 20mm length. The large, forward pointing tentacles above the eyes are distinctive for juvenile specimen. \nTriton Bay, Indonesia, 3°56'15.402 S 134°7'6.708 E at 15m depth$

A Synchiropus splendidus in Lembeh Strait in Indonesia

. Often the fish is sitting upside down. Pay attention that they beautiful feathery pectoral and dorsal fins are highly venomous

A blenny going out of its hiding place in the French Mediterranean Sea

$Discordipinna griessingeri is a small, brightly colored, marine neritic fish in the family Gobiidae that is commonly called the spikefin goby or flaming prawn goby. Occasionally it is mislabeled as \$

Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) on a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

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

Gobius vittatus. Underwater photography, Striped goby fish deep in sea Sea life Scuba diver point of view. Mediterranean Sea.

Small tropical fish Mandarinfish close-up. Sipadan. Celebes sea

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

Male ruby red dragonet fish - Synchiropus sycorax

Horned Blenny Fish looking out of hole, macro underwater photography. Australia.

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