Examples of Underwater Camouflage - Page 1
I have tried to find interesting small creatures underwater, but even after years of diving, I still rely on a good divemaster to point things out to me. Here are some examples of why. These creatures are hard to spot!.
David points to a seahorse<br>September 27, 2015
David points to a seahorse
September 27, 2015

Longsnout Seahorse<br>September 27, 2015
Longsnout Seahorse
September 27, 2015

Lionfish hiding on a fan<br>September 28, 2015
Lionfish hiding on a fan
September 28, 2015

Slender Filefish<br>September 28, 2015
Slender Filefish
September 28, 2015

David points to (another) seahorse<br>October 1, 2015
David points to (another) seahorse
October 1, 2015

Scorpionfish, well camouflaged<br>October 1, 2015
Scorpionfish, well camouflaged
October 1, 2015

Scorpionfish, well camouflaged<br>October 1, 2015
Scorpionfish, well camouflaged
October 1, 2015

Stonefish, well camouflaged<br>October 1, 2015
Stonefish, well camouflaged
October 1, 2015

Scorpionfish<br>September 25, 2016
Scorpionfish
September 25, 2016

David teasing a Neck Crab out so we can see it.<br>September 26, 2016
David teasing a Neck Crab out so we can see it.
September 26, 2016

Neck Crab<br>September 26, 2016
Neck Crab
September 26, 2016

Neck Crab<br>September 26, 2016
Neck Crab
September 26, 2016

Reef Scorpionfish<br>September 26, 2016
Reef Scorpionfish
September 26, 2016

Reef Scorpionfish<br>September 27, 2016
Reef Scorpionfish
September 27, 2016

Trumpetfish<br>September 27, 2016
Trumpetfish
September 27, 2016

Neck Crab<br>September 30, 2016
Neck Crab
September 30, 2016

The face of a Scorpionfish<br>7/22/2017 - 10:25:24 AM
The face of a Scorpionfish
7/22/2017 - 10:25:24 AM

Scorpionfish profile, San Pedro Island, Mexico<br>7/22/2017 - 10:25:48 AM
Scorpionfish profile, San Pedro Island, Mexico
7/22/2017 - 10:25:48 AM

Scorpionfish<br>7/22/2017 - 10:26:12 AM
Scorpionfish
7/22/2017 - 10:26:12 AM

Toadfish<br>September 24, 2017
Toadfish
September 24, 2017

Flounder blends into the sand<br>September 29, 2017
Flounder blends into the sand
September 29, 2017

The face of a Flounder<br>September 29, 2017
The face of a Flounder
September 29, 2017

Toadfish<br>September 30, 2017
Toadfish
September 30, 2017

Scorpionfish<br>September 30, 2017
Scorpionfish
September 30, 2017

David points to a small decorator crab<br>October 1, 2017
David points to a small decorator crab
October 1, 2017

Decorator Crab<br>October 1, 2017
Decorator Crab
October 1, 2017

Lettuce Sea Slug<br>October 1, 2017
Lettuce Sea Slug
October 1, 2017

Toadfish<br>October 3, 2017
Toadfish
October 3, 2017

Peacock Flounder<br>October 4, 2017
Peacock Flounder
October 4, 2017

Peacock Flounder<br>October 4, 2017
Peacock Flounder
October 4, 2017

Finning along, David pointed to something in the sand.<br>October 5, 2017
Finning along, David pointed to something in the sand.
October 5, 2017

Tiger Mantis Shrimp<br>October 5, 2017
Tiger Mantis Shrimp
October 5, 2017

Eventually the shrimp got spooked and disappeared into his hole.<br>October 5, 2017
Eventually the shrimp got spooked and disappeared into his hole.
October 5, 2017

Banded Clinging Crab under that Anemone<br>October 6, 2017
Banded Clinging Crab under that Anemone
October 6, 2017

Banded Clinging Crab under that Anemone<br>October 6, 2017
Banded Clinging Crab under that Anemone
October 6, 2017

Spotted lobster - blends in somewhere.  <br>September 28, 2018
Spotted lobster - blends in somewhere.
September 28, 2018

Another Flounder<br>September 28, 2018
Another Flounder
September 28, 2018

Scorpionfish<br>October 1, 2018
Scorpionfish
October 1, 2018

David spotted the  seahorse in that mess from farther away than this.<br>October 2, 2018
David spotted the seahorse in that mess from farther away than this.
October 2, 2018

And there it is.  It's visible in the previous image too.<br>October 2, 2018
And there it is. It's visible in the previous image too.
October 2, 2018

March 18, 2019<br>Filefish hide in Knobby Sea Rods and constantly try to stay on the other side of a branch.
March 18, 2019
Filefish hide in Knobby Sea Rods and constantly try to stay on the other side of a branch.

March 18, 2019<br>Now you see him, now you don't.  Filefish camouflage in action.
March 18, 2019
Now you see him, now you don't. Filefish camouflage in action.

Toadfish (again - it's the same one every year! Roatan)<br>9/24/2019 - 11:21:02 AM
Toadfish (again - it's the same one every year! Roatan)
9/24/2019 - 11:21:02 AM

Another Peacock Flounder in Roatan<br>9/25/2019 - 2:45:18 PM
Another Peacock Flounder in Roatan
9/25/2019 - 2:45:18 PM

Scorpionfish, last view a small fish might see<br>9/26/2019 - 9:00:45 AM
Scorpionfish, last view a small fish might see
9/26/2019 - 9:00:45 AM

David is looking at a large flounder in the sand<br>10/1/2019 - 2:47:24 PM
David is looking at a large flounder in the sand
10/1/2019 - 2:47:24 PM

A seahorse in plain sight.<br>10/3/2019 - 9:16:20 AM
A seahorse in plain sight.
10/3/2019 - 9:16:20 AM

David points to a Slender Filefish<br>10/3/2019 - 11:18:51 AM
David points to a Slender Filefish
10/3/2019 - 11:18:51 AM

We had been moving along for several minutes over acres of this stuff when suddenly David stops, gets closer and points to a Lettuce Sea Slug.<br>10/3/2019 - 11:21:03 AM
We had been moving along for several minutes over acres of this stuff when suddenly David stops, gets closer and points to a Lettuce Sea Slug.
10/3/2019 - 11:21:03 AM

This is another Lettuce Sea Slug, taken with a macro lens.  About an inch long.<br>10/3/2019 - 2:33:00 PM
This is another Lettuce Sea Slug, taken with a macro lens. About an inch long.
10/3/2019 - 2:33:00 PM

Neck Crab<br>10/4/2019 - 10:18:37 AM
Neck Crab
10/4/2019 - 10:18:37 AM

Neck Crab from underneath<br>5/19/2019 - 5:52:19 PM
Neck Crab from underneath
5/19/2019 - 5:52:19 PM

Spotted Scorpionfish<br>October 1, 2015
Spotted Scorpionfish
October 1, 2015