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Stonefish
Stonefish have evolved an ornate coloration that blends well against the coral and mud of their ocean bottom habitat. Natural selection may have favored this coloration in stonefish because well camouflaged members of the population were better able to surprise small fish and other prey.
Carl Roessler/Bruce Coleman, Inc.
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Tropical Fish; Fish; Evolution
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