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Camouflage and mimicry

🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePumpkinseed A small freshwater fish native to eastern North America, known for its bright colours and red ear flap.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1793

WorldMarine hatchetfish Small deep-sea fish with a distinctive compressed body shape and bioluminescent camouflage.Other · Open ocean

WorldBarreleye Deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and a light-producing anusOther · Open ocean

WorldPelican eel A deep-sea eel with a massive hinged jaw and ultra-black skin found in all oceans.Eel · Deep sea

WorldSloane's viperfish Deep-sea dragonfish with huge teeth and light organsOther · Open ocean · 1801

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Pumpkinseed: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Marine hatchetfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Barreleye: S. Johnsen (Duke Uni.) for courtesy of photos, J. Hlidberg for courtes, CC BY 4.0, source
Pelican eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Sloane's viperfish: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source

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