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Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Photo by WhitneyFish
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Description:

On display at the Seattle Aquarium. Also known as the "Paperfish". Disguises itself by mimicking a dead leaf. The fish will sit on the bottom and slowly rock back and forth to resemble a piece of drifting dead leaf.

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