Fish Disguised As Copycat Octopus

BBC Nature — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:02:45 MST

First there was the octopus that mimicked fish; now researchers say a fish is copying the octopus.

The mimic octopus is known to impersonate lionfish and sea snakes by adapting their movement and colour.

But scientists from the University of Gottingen, Germany, have now recorded a black-marble jawfish disguising itself among the octopus' tentacles.

The confusing circle of imitation was observed in waters off the coast of Indonesia.

In findings published in the journal Coral Reefs, scientists say this is the first evidence of the unusual association between a fish and a mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus).

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