Friday, March 21, 2014

The Reef Stonefish

Photo: A colorful reef stonefish on a rocky seafloor


Reef Stonefish


The reef stonefish is a master of camouflage often mistaken for a colorful rock or chunk of coral—an ability that helps it to ambush passing fish and crustaceans. When threatened the stonefish hunkers down and brandishes dorsal fin spines loaded with one of the most toxic venoms found in any fish—and one potentially deadly to humans.












(source:google/http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/)

No comments:

Post a Comment