Alex Mustard / Reef lizardifsh (Synodus variegatus) at a cleaning station, being cleaned by Holthuis anemone shrimps (Ancylomenes holthuisi). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Juergen Freund / Variegated / Common lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) portrait. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Pascal Kobeh / Bluegreen puller (Chromis viridis) and camouflaged Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) on sea floor, at night. Indian Ocean, Madagascar.

Pascal Kobeh / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), close up. Moheli, Comoros.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Variegated Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Alex Mustard / Group of five reef lizardifsh (Synodus variegatus) waiting in ambush. These were perched on the highest point of a coral reef attempting to catch schooling baitfish above. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indo...

Bert Willaert / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Bismarck Sea, Vitu Islands, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Bert Willaert / Pair of Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Bert Willaert / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Bismarck Sea, Vitu Islands, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Bert Willaert / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Bismarck Sea, Vitu Islands, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Franco Banfi / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Aldabra Atoll, Natural World Heritage Site, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.

Tony Wu / Reef lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) eating a Bennett's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster bennetti) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Reef lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) Coral Reef, Koro Island, Fiji, South Pacific.

Pascal Kobeh / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) buried in the sand, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Juergen Freund / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) swimming fast over sandy seabed, Bali, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Four Common lizard fish (Synodus variegatus) lying in wait for prey, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October

Georgette Douwma / Two Common lizard fish (Synodus variegatus) lying in wait for prey, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October

Michele Westmorland / Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) House Reef at the Jetty, Tufi, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Norbert Wu / Variegated Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) pair, Bali, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Variegated / Common lizardfish (Synodus variegatus). Rinca, Indonesia

Tony Wu / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) regrouped in preparation for spawning, when females rush toward surface in evening with male following. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Wahrmut Sobainsky/ BIA / Variegated Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Bali, Indonesia

Roland Seitre / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) Diani Beach, Mombassa, Kenya.

Roland Seitre / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) Diani Beach, Mombassa, Kenya.

Henley Spiers / Reef lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) with a cleaner shrimp, probably Holthuis' anemone shrimp (Ancylomenes holthuisi), standing on its head, Negros Oriental, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.