174. Top 5 Mimics

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)