Spiny Devilfish, Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea by Erik Schlogl
Erik Schlogl

Spiny Devilfish, Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea by

A Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus), also known as a Demon Stinger, at Lion Island, Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Nikon D300s, 60mm Micro Nikkor, ISO 200, f/36 at 1/250 sec in RAW, Seacam housing, two Seacam flashes.

Featured in the RedBubble groups:
Nature Photography Challenge
UNDERWATER CREATURES (creatures & people)

503 views as at October 4, 2011.

Favorite

Tags

fish, demon, devil, new guinea, papua, sea, animal, wildlife, bootless bay

Comments

  • JaniceMachado
    JaniceMachadoover 1 year ago


    Happy Halloween
    Pets Need A Hug

  • Yes, it’s definitely a creature for Halloween!

    – Erik Schlogl

  • kyle coffee
    kyle coffeeover 1 year ago

    thats one freaky looking fish, great shot you can pick up lots of details on it

  • Thanks Kyle!

    – Erik Schlogl

  • Anna Ryan
    Anna Ryanover 1 year ago

    Wow love it, it’s really cool. :)

  • Thank you!

    – Erik Schlogl

  • naturelover
    natureloverover 1 year ago

    Ugly or what!!! awesome shot Erik never seen anything like this before-thanks for sharing lol!

  • Thanks – on top of the ugly looks, those spines are poisonous!

    – Erik Schlogl

  • Ray Clarke
    Ray Clarkeover 1 year ago

  • Barbara Burkhardt
    Barbara Burkhardtover 1 year ago

    Yikes with spikes!!!

  • Indeed!

    – Erik Schlogl

  • yook
    yookover 1 year ago

    that’s brilliant dude.
    the background is perfect for the subject also.

  • Thanks – yes, it was very obliging of it to sit out on the sand like that.

    – Erik Schlogl

  • Stephen Colquitt
    Stephen Colquittover 1 year ago

    Looks angry. Amazing species and nicely captured

  • Thanks Stephen!

    – Erik Schlogl

  • Lorrie Davis
    Lorrie Davisover 1 year ago

    Is this what you call a bad hair day? Great Shot

  • Thanks Lorrie!

    – Erik Schlogl

  • Esther's Art and Photography
    Esther's Art a...over 1 year ago

    Dear Erik your beautiful devil fish is being used for this challenge in the Beach, river and lake treasures group. What an amazing fish and fantastic capture. He might be freaky but I reckon it’s very beautiful in it’s own way ;o))

  • Thanks for selecting the little devil for your challenge!

    – Erik Schlogl