Plate 73
  • SOL0073. VENOMOUS / CAMOUFLAGE: reef stonefish Synanceia verrucosa; lying in sand resembles rock; most venomous fish in the world; spines can kill in 20 min.; Solomon Is.
Plate 74
  • SOL0074. VENOMOUS / CAMOUFLAGE: reef stonefish Synanceia verrucosa; resembles rock; most venomous fish in the world; venomous spines can kill in 20 min.; Solomon Is.
Plate 75
  • SOL0075. school of big-eye trevally Caranx sexfasciatus.; gather in massive groups on coral reefs by day; hunt at night; Solomon Islands
Plate 76
  • SOL0076. a lone Robust fusilierCaesio cuning; amidst schooling big-eye trevally Caranx sexfasciatus; Solomon Islands
Plate 77
  • SOL0077. CAMOUFLAGE: Robust ghost pipefish or sea dragon Solenostomus cyanopterus; a fish related to seahorses; resembles seaweed; behavior helps it hide also; Solomon Islands
Plate 78
  • SOL0078. giant clam mantle Tridacna sp.; has algae within mantle for photosynthesis; Solomon Islands
Plate 79
  • SOL0079. needlefish in mangrove swamp; swim at water's surface; silvery for camouflage; Solomon Islands
Plate 80
  • SOL0080. school of warty-lip mullet Crenimugil crenilabrus; a popular food fish; swimming off edge of coral reef wall; Solomon Islands