Alex Mustard / Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) resting on a yellow sponge, in front of red soft coral (Eunephthya rubiformis). Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canada. Nor...

Alex Hyde / Sea Scorpion / Bullfish (Taurulus bubalis) against white background. From the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

Shane Gross / Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) hiding in Kelp. Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. May.

Shane Gross / Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) swimming over seagrass bed. Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. May.

Shane Gross / Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) sheltering in seagrass bed. Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. May.

Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Dried Japanese sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus). This highly prized species can cost over US$3500 per kg. Displayed for sales at a store in Hong Kong Island, 2019.

Olga Kamenskaya / Kessler's / Lake Baikal sculpin (Leocottus kesslerii) Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. August.

David Hall / Cabezon fish (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) profile, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. September.

David Hall / Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) using its pectoral fins to walk rather than swim. Its camouflage coloration resembles broken shells, among which it is often found. It sometimes resides in t...

David Hall / Scalyhead sculpin (Artedius harringtoni) portrait, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

David Hall / Red Irish lord sculpin (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) camouflaged amongst Plumose anemones (Metridium senile), red soft coral (Gersemia rubiformis), various sponges, bryozoans and calcareous tubeworms....

David Hall / Red Irish lord fish (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) among Sulfur Sponge (Myxilla lacunosa) Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. May.

David Hall / Red Irish lord fish (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) with Pygmy rock crab (Cancer oregonensis). Seven-Tree Island, Browning Pass, British Columbia. September.

David Hall / Red Irish lord fish (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) with Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) Seven-tree Island, Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. May.

Pascal Kobeh / Twohorn sculpin (Icelus bicornis) on the sea floor, Russia. White Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Arctic staghorn sculpin (Gymnocanthus tricuspis) Russia. White Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Shorthorn or Arctic sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) Russia. White Sea.

Tony Wu / Japanese sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus), rare albino. Hokkaido, Japan. May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Long spined scorpion fish (Taurulus bubalis) camoflouged, Sula Sgeir, Scotland.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scorpion fish amongst hydroids (Taurulus bubalis) Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland, UK, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Long spined sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis), John O' Groats, North Scotland, UK, May.

Tony Wu / Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsoni) male watching over a clutch of eggs. Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Sculpin (Cottidae sp) fish resting on sea floor. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April.

Franco Banfi / Sculpin (Cottidae sp) fish resting on sea floor. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April.

Franco Banfi / Sculpin (Cottidae sp) fish resting on sea floor. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April.

Robert Thompson / Long spined sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis) Ballywhoriskey Point, Fanad Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland, April.

Remi Masson / European bullhead (Cottus gobio) camouflaged among rocks and aquatic plants, Ain, Alps, France

Remi Masson / Two European bullhead fish (Cottus gobio) hiding among rocks in small river, Ain, Alps, France

Remi Masson / European bullhead (Cottus gobio) on riverbed of small river, Ain, Alps, France, May.

Tony Wu / Sculpin (Pseudoblennius zonostigma) with fins extended, Sado Island, Niigata, Japan.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / European river otter (Lutra lutra) carrying a Scorpionfish (Taurulus bubalis) ashore, Shetland, Scotland, UK, March.

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Rhine sculpin (Cottus rhenanus) adult, The Netherlands, May, Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Rhine sculpin (Cottus rhenanus) adult, The Netherlands, May, Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Rhine sculpin (Cottus rhenanus) adult, The Netherlands, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Pascal Kobeh / Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Pacific Ocean.

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Bullhead (Cottus perifretum) adult, The Netherlands, February. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Bullhead (Cottus perifretum) adult, The Netherlands, February. meetyourneighbours.net project

Jeff Rotman / Diver examining Longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecimspinous), Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. Model released.

Franco Banfi / Portrait of red irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus), Alaska, United States, North Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Longfin sculpin (Jordania zonope), Alaska, United States, North Pacific Ocean.

Olga Kamenskaya / Baikal sculpin (Cottocomephorus sp.) young individual, Lake Baikal, Russia, December.

Olga Kamenskaya / Yellow-fin Baikal sculpin / Baikal yellowfin (Cottocomephorus grewingki), Lake Baikal, Russia. March.

Pascal Kobeh / Close-up of a Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Close-up of the head of a Brown Irish lord (Hemilepidotus spinosus), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Close-up of the head of a Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Buffalo sculpin (Enophrys bison) red morph, feeding on another sculpin, Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Buffalo sculpin (Enophrys bison) red morph, feeding on another sculpin, Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.