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| The Spotted scorpionfish, Scorpaena plumieri (Bloch, 1789 ), is a formidable looking creature underwater particularly given that this creature has venomous spines used for defense. This scorpionfish also has very effective camouflage capabilities. They have fleshy plumes(cirri) over the eyes, which combined with the characteristic skin flaps around the head and their mottled wide-range of brown coloring makes them blend into the reef or rocky bottoms so that they become virtually invisible. This species also has brilliant white spots on black on the insides of the pectoral fins (hence their name). Another distinctive feature includes three dark bars on their tail. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER: Johnny Wong | CAMERA: Canon EOS-1D Mark II | DATE: 5/5/06 4:32 PM | ISO SETTING: 400 | EXPOSURE TIME: 1/125s | APERTURE: 2.8 | FOCAL LENGTH: 21.0mm |
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