Pascal Kobeh / Moses sole (Pardachirus marmoratus) with a spine of sea urchin stuck in body, Daymaniyat islands, Oman. Gulf of Oman.

Norbert Wu / Peacock Sole (Pardachirus pavoninus) camouflaged on ocean floor, Ambon, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Carpet sole (Liachirus melanospilus) camouflaged on seabed, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Carpet sole (Liachirus melanospilus) camouflaged on seabed, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Wavyband Sole (Pseudaesopia japonica) camouflaged on ocean floor, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Peacock Sole (Pardachirus pavoninus) camouflaged on ocean floor, Ambon, Indonesia

Albert Lleal / Sole (Solea sp) SEM close-up view of scales at 42x magnification

Chris Newbert / Blue-finned Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) underwater, portrait

Norbert Wu / Peacock Sole (Pardachirus pavoninus) buries itself in sand during the day and releases a milky toxin that stuns predators, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Sole camouflaged on sea bed. (Pardachirus melanospilas) Indo-Pacific.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sole (Soleichthys sp) juvenile, Anilao, Philippines

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Black-cheeked tongue fish (Symphurus plagiusa) portrait, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium. Captive.