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Articles featuring Crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps) in the Red Sea — encounters, behaviour, best dive sites and photography advice. → See the full Crocodilefish species guide

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Red Sea Camouflaged crocodilefish lying on a Red Sea reef
Marine Life

Crocodilefish — Papilloculiceps longiceps

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Complete crocodilefish species guide for the Red Sea — Papilloculiceps longiceps (tentacled flathead). Identification, the lacy eye lappet, camouflage, ambush behaviour, where to spot and photograph them.

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