Spot the Difference! Shoal of Yellowfin goatfish and Ehrenberg's snapper demonstrating aggressive mimicry in the Red Sea.

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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

Copyright: Toby Gibson
Image Size: 5166x3446 / 14.0MB
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
Contained in galleries: Fish Shoals, All Images, Red Sea, June 2014

Toby Gibson Photography