Photographer: Paul Osmond
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A very large (approx 18 inches) Leopard Flounder (Bothus pantherinus) blends into the ocean floor. The aligned eyes on this lefteye flounder is typical of this species.
Image taken on the Eden / Last Oasis dive site which is part of the Southern Small Detatched Reef system in far north Queensland in Australia.
Detached Reef's in this remote area are named as they are near - but not directly attached to the Great Barrier Reef system.
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· Date: Tue March 14, 2006 · Reference ID: /22005-12-02-08-23-52 · Views: 4079 ·
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Keywords: bothidae left eye flounders muck shore dive indo pacific stalk stalks
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Ornate Ghost Pipefish - Solenostomus paradoxus
Paul Osmond
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