While this genus is typically buried in the sand or perfectly camouflaged in coral rubble, they can sometimes be found crawling on the seabed using their pectoral fins as legs.

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Spiny Devilfish

Ornates adopt the coloration of the environment it settles in after its larval stage.

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish

Little is known about the behaviour of bobbit worms. It's theorized that the worm doesn’t see at all but uses its excellent receptors to detect movement in the water to sense nearby fish.