Baby Dragonet

Perhaps because there are lots of little nooks and crannies in which to hide, Lembeh Strait is home to a plethora of juvenile animals...like this baby fingered dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus) I came across the other day:

fingered dragonet

The colouring of this fish matches the substrate so well that it's difficult to tell that the fish is there, even when you're staring directly at it!