A reef fish in the Red Sea.
Photograph by Dmitry Marchenko, Your Shot
Published March 8, 2013
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A small fish in the Red Sea (map) poses for the camera in this picture submitted to National Geographic's Your Shot community on March 3. Photographer Dmitry Marchenko captured what looks like a mischievous smile on this small denizen of a coral reef off the coast of Egypt.
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