Brown scorpionfishes (Scorpaena porcus). It is a nocturnal predator that hunts small fish by stalking. It blends in on the bottom between stones and algae. He is a very poor swimmer, moving only in small bursts. Some of its dorsal spines are connected to poison glands. Fish from the Canary Islands. Tenerife.

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Shooting date : 2022-06-23

Keywords

Area / Naturalness / Natural area

Europe / European Union / Spain / Canary Islands archipelago / Tenerife

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / North Atlantic Ocean / Macaronesia

June

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Fish (animal) / Bony fish / Actinopterygian / Scorpionfish / Scorpionfish (Scorpaena sp) / Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Species / Species particularity / Fishes particularity / Saltwater fish / Coral reef fish

Area / Marine area / Sea / Temperate sea

Shot / Underwater shot

Area / Marine area / Sea bottom

Shot / Overview

Shot / Profile shot

Species / Species particularity / Risky species / Venemous species

Species / Relation between species / Camouflage

Posing

Matter (substance) / Mineral matter / Sand

Enumeration / Alone

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Enumeration / Nobody

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Euteleostomi / Actinopterygii / Teleostei / Scorpaeniformes / Scorpaenidae / Scorpaena

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