Body Shapes |
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| Fusiform (Streamlined) |
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| Laterally Compressed (Flattened from side to side) |
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| Depressed (Flattened from top to bottom) |
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| Eel-Like (Body shaped like a snake) |
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Color |
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| Countershading (Dark on top and light on the bottom) |
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| Disruptive Coloration (The patterns and lines break up the outline of the fish) |
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| Eye Spots (A form of mimicry, the eye spot draws attention away from the head) |
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Portions of this page reprinted courtesy of the National Aquarium in Baltimore
