Trumpetfish at Laughing Bird Caye
Trumpetfish can use special chromatophore-containing pigments to change coloration to match their surroundings. Because they are extremely weak swimmers, trumpetfish heavily rely on camouflaging themselves by “standing” vertically amongst sea whips and other gorgonians for both defense from predators and in order to catch prey. Trumpetfish can even go so far as to sway back and forth while vertical to mimic the swaying of a sea whip in the current.
Photograph by Andres Fletes
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