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Mimicry

This is an interesting example of mimicry. The fish on the top is a cardinalfish (Apogon nigrofasciatus). The fish on the bottom is a goby (Koumansetta hectori), with very similar coloration. Even more so, it bears a large "false eye spot" on its back, making it look like a cardinalfish facing the other direction. I took these pictures less than 2 meters apart at the "Lapus Lapus" dive site in Malapascua. The goby is trying to trick other fishes into believing that it is a cardinalfish - why, I am not sure. Are these cardinalfishes poisonous, or very spiny?

Shot during the Evolution Photoganza, a week of diving, under-water photography and marine naturalism in Malapascua, Philippines.

By Pacificklaus Photography, 2012.
Enjoy more of my photography in "Sex, Drugs and Scuba Diving".

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Taken in: Philippines / Central Visayas (show map)

Taken on: October 3, 2012

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