Rhinopias belong to the scorpionfish family and are native to the tropical western Indo-Pacific. Like all scorpionfish, they have venomous spines and prefer to rest on the bottom, occasionally walking or ‘hopping’ by pushing off with their pelvic and pectoral fins rather than swimming. Scorpionfish are masters of camouflage, enabling...

In addition to the hairy frogfish, Lembeh boasts the hairy shrimp as part of its assortment of hairy residents. Hairy shrimp (also known as algae shrimp) count as one of the tiniest critters in the Lembeh Strait - growing up to just 5mm. In this article, we take a closer...

The Hippocampus bargibanti was the first species of pygmy seahorse discovered in as late as 2000. There are now known to be several species of pygmy seahorses which rarely grow to more than 2cm in length including the tail. Pygmy seahorses are not found worldwide and the majority of them inhabit...