Photo of Animalia: Yellow Crested Weedfish (species: Cristiceps aurantiacus)

Yellow Crested Weedfish (Cristiceps aurantiacus)

© John Turnbull

The yellow crested weedfish lives in Australia's southern waters. It does its best to look like a piece of kelp - including moving like one. This individual was drifting back and forth in the surge at North Bondi, in about 18 m of water.

Photo taken on 16 Aug 2015