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A shoal of yellowfin goatfish {Mulloidichthys vanicolensis} The fish with dark spots are Ehrenberg's snapper {Lutjanus ehrenbergi}, exhibiting a form of aggressive mimicry, whereby the goatfish 'camouflage' them allowing the snapper to get closer to their prey. June

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Keywords
Ehrenbergs snapper, Fish Shoal, Lutjanus ehrenbergi, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis, Red Sea, Shoal, aggressive mimicry, fish school, fish shoals, goatfish, mimicry, opportunism, predation, predatory opportunism, shoaling, snapper, spot the difference, underwater, yellowfin goatfish
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Fish Shoals, All Images, Red Sea, June 2014
A shoal of yellowfin goatfish {Mulloidichthys vanicolensis} The fish with dark spots are Ehrenberg's snapper {Lutjanus ehrenbergi}, exhibiting a form of aggressive mimicry, whereby the goatfish 'camouflage' them allowing the snapper to get closer to their prey. June