
Reef Stonefish - can you see it?
This Reef Stonefish - Synanceia verrucosa are very well camouflaged and sometimes even digging themselves into the sandy bottom with just the face expose. Their colourations are very varied with shades in between, making them look very similar to the sandy/rubble/rocky bottom of the sea.
They are ambush predators, carnivorous in nature with venomous spines

"Synanceia verrucosa" is a fish species known as the reef stonefish or simply stonefish. It is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines. It lives on reef bottoms camouflaged as a rock. It is the most venomous known fish in the world. It can be lethal to humans.