This is the kind of stuff my wife takes. This is an old one but one I had handy. It is a frogfish, probably about 3" long. If you look closely you will see something coming out of its nose that looks like monofilament line. At the top just out of the picture is a little "fishing lure" that the frog fish will jig out in front of it to lure in fish to be eaten. They dangle that lure then suck the fish in. They can swallow a fish 2/3 their own size. She has ones with the lure out, I just did not have one handy. She never has captured one in a photo actually eating a fish. Frogfish and seahorses are kind of the "Holy Grail" for us. Not one out of a hundred divers will spot one, but instead swim right past, they are so well camouflaged. This one is on an orange sponge directly behind it.
Edited by John Burns 9/29/2020 10:43
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