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Stonefish: Venomous touch

by Nijae 12. Juni 2020 in Blog: Dive, travel, connect & protect, Entries with photos land & underwater

Another ambush predator is the infamous stonefish because of its venomous touch. The venom of the stonefish is the strongest not only of all the ambush predators, but of all fish, and a sting, depending on the amount of venom entering the victim, can be fatal also for humans. Ambush […]

Underwater close-up of shaggy Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis) shot in Lembeh, Indonesia, in January 2019. An ambush predator looking a little bit like Elvis: Reddish colour with yellow around the eyes and underside of mouth Pectoral fins spread off widely and long cirri (filaments above the eyes) plus skin flaps and more filaments all over the body to blend in.

Ambon scorpionfish: A shaggy Elvis

by Nijae 22. Mai 2020 in Blog: Dive, travel, connect & protect, Entries with photos land & underwater

Just like Elvis, only with “hair” towards both sides of the head. That’s one of the pictures that comes to my mind looking at an ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensi). Unlike on Elvis, the information that can be found online on this beautiful species is rather slim though. Shaggy style to […]

Underwater close-up (crop) of the eye of an devil scorpionfish (Wakatobi, Indonesia) showing how the camouflage continues of this ambush predator continues into the eye.

Let’s talk scientific! Pictures and classifications of marine life

by Nijae 16. März 2020 in Blog: Dive, travel, connect & protect, Entries with photos land & underwater

Over the last weeks we posted pictures with scientific explanations on classifications of marine life on Instagram and Facebook. As not everybody is (regularly) on social media, I am happily putting it all together in one post now: Let’s talk scientific! Let’s talk scientific! Tiger cowrie When looking only at the […]