In the fish-eat-fish world of the coral reefs, it can sometimes be beneficial to look like something you’re not. This strategy, known as mimicry, is employed by a wide variety of marine fish and other organisms in order to garner…
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Opportunistic mimicry by a Jawfish – amateur discovery recognized in scientific literature
It’s a rare event when something discovered by a recreational diver winds up validated in the scentific community. But that’s precisely what’s happened with a story that first caught attention in July, 2011. Godehard Kopp, a recreational diver, recorded a…
Cuttlefish mimicry pictured in varied detail
The cuttlefish is one master of disguise using its ability to change colors as well as shifting the shape of its body to mimic its surroundings. This ability to blend in has been captured in a series of photographs by…
Regal x Tiger Angelfish could be the first cross-genera hybrid
Prolific angelfish breeders Poma Labs announced the news of not one but two exciting breeding successes this week. The first is the Yellow-Ear Angelfish, Apolemichthys xanthotis, the 19th Angelfish species bred by the leading aquaculturists and they believe, the first…
Meet Iniistius bakunawa, the wrasse that devoured the Moon
New species can be discovered through a multitude of avenues, from thrilling expeditions in faraway places to the loud hustle and bustle of wet markets, or even the quiet halls of museum collections. More often than not, careful examination of…
Try Acanthurus tristis – The Indian Mimic Surgeonfish
Having kept all the usual tangs in our home aquariums over the years we wanted something different for our latest tank, and settled on one of the Mimic tangs, Acanthurus tristis. Like its cousin Acanthurus pyroferus, which mimics either Halfblack…
SeaTak is a Radical New Kind of Underwater Adhesive
SeaTak is a totally new kind of adhesive and is the first substance of its kind that uses biomimicry to adhere and join different materials underwater. For hundreds of years people have wondered and been impressed by the ability of…
Gold Torch Anemone is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen
If you’re anything like us, when your eyes first focused on the image above you instinctively thought this coral was one of many new strains of gold or holy grail style torch corals which are all the rage in the…
Halimeda Ghost Pipefish is More Unusual Than You Can Imagine
We’ve been quite busy the last few weeks, setting up coral nurseries all around the island of Bali, Indonesia. One of our reef restoration sites which is an Ocean Gardener project in Amed, North Bali is starting to attract more…
Eucheuma Algae Is a Perfect Mimic of Staghorn Coral
Mimicry is a very important part of survival of the fittest, both on land and in the sea. Usually we tend to notice mimic anemones transforming its appearance to look like a wide range of corals and algae, but today…
