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.

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.

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.

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