Doug Perrine / Stonefish {Synanceja verrucosa} Maldives, Indian Ocean

Pascal Kobeh / Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) camouflaged in reef with Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus). Flores Sea, Indonesia.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa), Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Devil scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) close up of eye, Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.

Constantinos Petrinos / Humpback scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis gibbosa) portrait. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Banded toadfish (Halophryne diemensis) emerging from between soft corals at night. Arborek jetty, Arborek Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait.

Tony Wu / Bright red and orange pitted stonefish (Erosa erosa) in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tony Wu / Bright red and orange pitted stonefish (Erosa erosa) in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Daniel Heuclin / Stone-fish (Synanceia verrucosa) venom milking.

Pascal Kobeh / Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) close up, highly venomous species. Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) close up, highly venomous species. Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) highly venomous species, Maldives. Indian Ocean.