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Crocodilefish  - Papilloculiceps longiceps Is a fish that mimetizes well with the rocky sand beds at the Red Sea.<br />
Habitat:<br />
Sandy bottoms of the coral reef. Crocodilefish,Egypt,Geotagged,Papilloculiceps longiceps,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Crocodilefish - Papilloculiceps longiceps

Is a fish that mimetizes well with the rocky sand beds at the Red Sea.
Habitat:
Sandy bottoms of the coral reef.

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The Tentacled flathead or Crocodilefish is a member of the order Scorpaeniformes, an order which also includes the scorpionfishes and stonefishes. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean; the Red Sea. The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.

Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Jun 2, 2009 12:42 in 2F3F+CF Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt.
  • SP550UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/2000s
  • ISO50
  • 17.12mm