Rockfish Sculpin Lords Ling And Similars

Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richarsoni) propped among soft corals on deep reef wall.
Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richarsoni) propped among soft corals on deep reef wall. Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying fin fins grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held vertical |Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richarsoni)

Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) portrait scorpionfish scorpion-fish camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red rust rusty sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy portrait face head |Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) portrait scorpionfish scorpion-fish camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red rust rusty sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy portrait face head curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) portrait scorpionfish scorpion-fish camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red rust rusty sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy portrait face head |Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) propped among Red Soft Corals (Gersemia rubiformis)
Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) propped among Red Soft Corals (Gersemia rubiformis). Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)
Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor dorsal back vertical |Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)
Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison) Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor silt silty |Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)
Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual profile strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)
Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison) Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor silt silty |Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) single one alone lonely sad lips pattern spots spotted blotched blotches reef sponges anemones perched look looking eye peer peering lookout sentenial single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying Scorpionfish wait waiting prop propped reef |Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)
Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison) Cottidae (Sculpins) Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor silt silty |Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus)
Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus) Hexagrammidae (Greenlings), subfamily: Oxylebiinae convict fish convictfish convict-fish Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic seaweed sea weed sea-weed kelp algae plant plants |Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus)

Japanese Sculpin (Pseudoblennius zonostigma)
Japanese Sculpin (Pseudoblennius zonostigma) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic profile dorsal fin fins spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed scorpionfish cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile smiling sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy Scorpionfish |Japanese Sculpin (Pseudoblennius zonostigma)

Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) Portrait of large adult.
Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) Portrait of large adult. Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying lips mouth |Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)

Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy yell yelling call calling shout shouting cough coughing yawn yawning gasp gasping sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)

Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)
Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)
Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Plainfiin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Scalyhead Sculpin (Artedius harringtoni) among colourful sessile reef animals and plants on temperate reef.
Scalyhead Sculpin (Artedius harringtoni) among colourful sessile reef animals and plants on temperate reef. Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying goby govies sculpins |Scalyhead Sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)

Great Sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)
Great Sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus) Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor silt silty silted curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos |Great Sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)

Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Sub adult resting on temperate rocky reef.
Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Sub adult resting on temperate rocky reef. Hexagrammidae (Greenlings) subfamily: Ophiodontina Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks single one alone lonely isolated individual curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic |Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)