As the name implies, this fish looks like a reptile. It rests on the substrate and patiently waits f
As the name implies, this fish looks like a reptile. It rests on the substrate and patiently waits from fish or crustaceans to stumble past. It occurs in sea grass meadows, mangrove swamps and near coastal reefs, where it often occurs on reef flats. Adult crocodile fish have a distinct pit behind the eye and the sides of the head behind the eyes are concave when viewed from above, this differentiates them from most of the other members of the flathead family (family Platycephalidae). Asa juvenile, they are black, while they become mottled overall as they get larger. (Photograph: Paul Sutherland) -- source link
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