Image Bank - Fishes
Pink Sandfish
Reference |
IB2438 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Sandfishes - LEPTOSCOPIDAE |
Common Name |
Pink Sandfish |
Scientific Name |
Crapatalus munroi |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
They are ambush predators, similar in form and strategy to the Stargazers burrowing into the sand with only the dorsal surface of the head and eyes exposed. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |