Rabbit Sapsucking Slug (Costasiella usagi), Sangeang Island, Indonesia Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, Zuiko 60mm Macro Lens, Nauticam SMC2 wetlens, Nauticam Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes. Settings 1/125, f/16, ISO200
Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis), Sangeang Island, Indonesia The Ambon scorpionfish is an ambush predator. It will camouflage itself, wait for some prey to come close in front of itself, and then lunge forward and inhale the prey. They have venomous spines on their back that they raise when threatened. Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, Zuiko 60mm Macro Lens, Nauticam Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes. Settings 1/125, f/14, ISO200
Blue-Striped Fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos), Satonda Island, Indonesia 🇫🇷 Également appelée blennie à dents de sabre, ou faux nettoyeur, cette blennie imite fréquemment le juvénile du labre nettoyeur afin de rôder autour des stations de nettoyage et de duper de plus gros poissons. Le fangblenny ne nettoie pas, mais mord le poisson hôte et s’en va. Son venin contenant des opioïdes l'aide à s'échapper car il procure une morsure sans douleur qui endort également les réactions de l'hôte. 🇬🇧 Also called sabretooth blenny, or cleaner mimic, this blenny generally mimics the juvenile bluestreak cleaner wrasse so as to loiter around cleaning stations and dupe larger fishes. The fangblenny does no cleaning, but bites the host fish and leaves. Its opioid-containing venom helps it escape, as it gives a pain-free bite which also dulls the host's reactions. Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, Zuiko 60mm Macro Lens, Subsee +10 wetlens, Nauticam Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes. Settings 1/125, f/14, ISO200
