#scorpionfish

An illustration of a Hawaiian Nohu fish (also known as a scorpionfish) from David Starr Jordan and B.W. Evermann’s Hawaiian fishes.

Full text with many other colorful illustrations here.

Forgot to post these here, but I’ve been doing daily-ish paintings of animals that I put on my Instagram. Here’s a second wave.

This well-camouflaged ambush predator spends most of its time resting motionless on the seafloor, looking more like part of the reef than a fish.  When smaller fishes venture near, the scorpionfish makes a quick lunge and – opening its huge mouth in a fraction of a second – inhales the prey into its large mouth.  Its excellent camouflage also helps it escape detection by predators. (Photograph: Rob Darmanin)

(Photo by 陳俊明)

Eschmeyer’s scorpionfish

Scorpion fish.

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