Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Bearded Ghoul (Inimicus didactylus), Anilao, Philippines

Pascal Kobeh / Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) on the sand which it imitates and whose has been cut by a predator, Sulu sea, Philippines

Tony Wu / Demon stinger (Inimicus didactylus) sitting on the sand with venomous spines on full display. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi.

Georgette Douwma / Devilfish /Stinger (Inimicus didactylus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Devilfish / Stinger (Inimicus didactylus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Spiny devilfish or Stinger (Inimicus didactylus). Ambon, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Painted stinger (Minous pictus) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Painted stinger (Minous pictus) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Devil stinger (Inimicus didactylus) venomous species, . Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Demon stinger or Devil stinger (Inimicus didactylus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) covered in weed. Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pascal Kobeh / Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) camouflaged on sand, Manado, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) camouflaged on sand, Manado, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.

Alex Mustard / Devil scorpionfish (Inimicus didactylus) moves across sandy seabed. Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Painted stingfish (Minous pictus) crawling over the sand on modified pectoral fins at night. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, South East Asia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Two-stick / Filament finned stingfish (Inimicus filamentosus) camouflaged, Red Sea, Eilat, Israel

Jeff Rotman / Two-stick / Filament finned stingfish (Inimicus filamentosus) Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Two-stick / Filament finned stingfish (Inimicus filamentosus) camouflaged, Red Sea, Eilat, Israel

Fred Bavendam / Demon Stinger (Inimicus caledonicus) caught in derelict fishing net, an example of ghost fishing, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Chris Newbert / Bearded Ghoul (Inimicus didactylus) portrait, venomous species, Indonesia

Chris Newbert / Bearded Ghoul (Inimicus didactylus), venomous species, Indonesia

Chris Newbert / Bearded Ghoul (Inimicus didactylus), venomous, Papua New Guinea

Birgitte Wilms / Bearded Ghoul (Inimicus didactylus) portrait, 80 feet deep, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Filament finned stingfish / Spiny devilfish {Inimicus filamentosus} Sulawesi

Solvin Zankl / Filament finned stingfish / Spiny devilfish {Inimicus filamentosus} Sulawesi

Norbert Wu / Two-stick Stingfish (Inimicus filamentosus) extremely venomous, usually hides in sand, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Two-stick Stingfish (Inimicus filamentosus) pair beginning courtship, 20 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Birgitte Wilms / Bearded Ghoul (Inimicus didactylus), Papua New Guinea

Nature Production / Two Weedy Stingfish {Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa} camouflaged on coral reef, Kume Island, Okinawa, Japan

Georgette Douwma / RF - Tropical reef fish, composite image on black background, Radial filefish (Acreichthys radiatus), Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus), Black-spotted porcupinefish (Arothron hystrix), Puffer filefish...

Georgette Douwma / Tropical reef fish composite image on black background, Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus), Star puffer (Arothron stellatus), Striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus), Seahorse (Hippocampus sp.), Leaffi...

Georgette Douwma / Tropical reef fish composite image on black background, Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini), Red lionfish (Pterois volitans), Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus), Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kaud...

Georgette Douwma / Tropical reef fish composite image on black background, Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini), Longnose filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris), Blackbarred sandperch (Parapercis tetracantha), Lyretai...

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Orangebanded stingfish (Choridactylus multibarbs) walking into frame before turning around, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea, Florida, USA. Captive.

Georgette Douwma / Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) pair. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Linda Pitkin / Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) active at night.Lembeh Strait, off Lembeh Island, 'Aer Prang', Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Linda Pitkin / Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) partially buried in volcanic sand as daytime cover. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Linda Pitkin / Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) partially buried in volcanic sand as daytime cover. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.