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Color-changing fish turns black with rage when provoked

Dominant males of an Indonesian species of fish turn black during periods of heightened aggression, scientists have discovered. Their blackened markings, which quickly emerge at the start of a ...
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‘Color-changing’ creature with ‘tubular’ genitals found in Brazil is a new species

An “iridescent” catfish torpedoed through a rushing blackwater river in Brazil, navigating dead leaves and wood. Little did it know it was soon to be discovered as a new species. Once the “large” fish ...
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Tiny Indonesian Color-Changing Fish Turns Black With Anger When Provoked

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...
Salon

This fish changes its color like a chameleon. New research suggests it can “see” with its skin

When Lorian E. Schweikert, Ph.D., reeled in a hogfish on a fishing trip to the Florida Keys, she noticed something strange after setting it down on the deck of the boat. Hogfish are known for their ...
Inverse

Scientists Just Stumbled Upon The Secret Way Color-Changing Fish Recognize Themselves

We’ve long marveled at color-changing critters like squid, chameleons, cuttlefish, and others as they flash brilliant hues. Animals across species possess this ability for a suite of reasons, ...
UPI

Color-changing hogfish can 'see with its skin,' study says

Aug. 23 (UPI) --A new study has found that a common fish in the western Atlantic Ocean can "see with its skin" in order to quickly camouflage itself with its surroundings. Researchers at Duke ...
Chronicle

This Fish Doesn’t Just See With Its Eyes -- It Also Sees With Its Skin.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A few years ago while on a fishing trip in the Florida Keys, biologist Lori Schweikert came face to face with an unusual quick-change act. She reeled in a pointy-snouted reef fish ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Color-Changing Hogfish Use Their Skin to ‘See’ Themselves

Hogfish can change their color in less than a second to blend in with their surroundings. Reinhard Dirscherl \ ullstein bild via Getty Images Like a chameleon, a hogfish can quickly change the color ...
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CRITTER: Reef fish baby to adult color change

After scuba diving and shooting video at Tunnels Beach one day I had a tourist come up to me and say she saw a clownfish out on the reef while snorkeling. I responded back and said that we do not have ...
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Color-changing fish turns black with rage when provoked

Aggressive little male fish from Indonesia turn black when angry to show their dominance, scientists discover. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
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‘Color-changing’ creature with ‘tubular’ genitals found in Brazil is a new species

A new species of catfish was discovered from a river in Brazil, according to researchers. Photo shows a representative area of a river. Photo by Felipe Dias on Unsplash An “iridescent” catfish ...