Leaf Fish
by Danté Fenolio
Title
Leaf Fish
Artist
Danté Fenolio
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Photograph - Photograph
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The Leaf Fish, Monocirrhus polyacanthus, is a cryptic fish living in slow backwaters of the Amazon Basin. It mimics the dead leaves so common to its habitat. With such a cryptic appearance, it waits for small fish to get too close and swallows them whole. This specimen was photographed in the Peruvian Amazon 2010.
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June 12th, 2013
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