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Honeycomb Cowfish
Lactophrys polygonia

The Honeycomb Cowfish is a member of the boxfish family.  They can change color at will.  And like their cousins, the trunkfish, they use their tube mouths to suck in small fish and crustaceans.

Bonaire, Dutch Antilles
 
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The oceans hold 99 percent of the Earth's living space and more than 90% of this habitat exists in the deep sea known as the abyss.
 

Honeycomb Cowfish

 
         
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