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174. Top 5 Mimics
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The art of mimicry is a fascinating topic. Some animal use this skill to trick their prey, while others can use it to trick would-be predators. This episode is all about our top 5 favorite examples of mimicry in aquatic environments. From freshwater to saltwater, we have a range of impressive animals that have evolved to use mimicry to their advantage in creative ways.

 

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Species mentioned in this episode:

  • Calloplesiops altivelis, (Marine Betta) & Moray eels
  • Ctenochaetus hawaiienis, (Chevron tang) & Centropyge potteri (Potter’s Angel)
  • Synodontis multispinis, (Cuckoo Catfish)
  • Corydoras adolfi (Adolfi’s cordoras) & Corydoras duplicareus (Duplicate corydoras)
  • Cryptocorynne flowers
  • Nimbochromis genus
  • Pseudochromis fuscus (Brown dottyback)
  • Manonichthys paranox (Midnight dottyback) & centropyge nox (Midnight angelfish)
  • Manonichthys jamali (Jamal’s dottyback) & Chromis atripectoralis (Black-axil chromis)
  • Acantharus pyroferus (Chocolate tang) & centropyge heraldi (Herald’s angelfish)
  • Acantharus chronixis (Mimic half-black tang) & Centropyge vrolikii (Half-black angelfish)
  • Acantharus tristis (Mimic Eibli tang) & Centropyge eibli (Eibli angelfish)
  • Nannostomus unifasciatus (One-lined pencilfish)
  • Antennarius maculatus (Warty frogfish)
  • Histrio histrio (Sargassum frogfish)
  • Pterois volatans (Volatin lionfish)
  • Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Weedy sea dragon)
  • Scolopsis bilineatus (Sunshine bream) & Meiacanthus grammistes (Fang blenny)
  • Paraluteres prionurus (Saddleback filefish) & Canthigaster valentini (Valentini puffer)
  • Solenostomus paradoxus (Ornate ghost pipefish)
  • Monocirrhus polyacanthus (South American leaffish)
  • Aspidontus taeniatus (Sabretooth blenny) & Labroides dimidiatus (Cleaner wrasse)

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