This Fish Mimics the Parents of Its Prey

The dusky dottyback, a fish living in the Great Barrier Reef, can change color to blend in with unsuspecting adult damselfish so it can prey on their young.
This Fish Mimics the Parents of Its Prey
"Smaller juvenile damselfish are the primary prey, but the adults don't overly react to the dottybacks either," says Fabio Cortesi. "They are a master of disguise." Jon Ovington, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The dusky dottyback, a fish living in the Great Barrier Reef, can change color to blend in with unsuspecting adult damselfish so it can prey on their young.

“We tested this wolf in sheep’s clothing predatory benefit by putting dottybacks with their regular prey—the juvenile damselfish,” says Fabio Cortesi, a visiting scholar at the University of Queensland.