A new study has shown that the dottyback, a small predatory reef fish, can change the colour of its body to imitate a variety of other reef fish species, allowing the dottyback to sneak up undetected ...

This fish is adorably called the dottyback. It’s not big. It’s not dangerous. It is cool, because it’s one of the few creatures that can change color at will. For a long time, scientists believed it ...

William Feeney receives funding from the Australian Geographic, the Australian National University and an Australian Endeavour Award. Fabio Cortesi receives funding from the Janggen-Poehn Foundation, ...

Basel Zoologists are unveiling the colorful secrets of coral reefs: On the Australian Great Barrier Reef they discovered a coral reef fish, the dusky dottyback that flexibly adapts its coloration to ...

Predators come in all shapes and sizes and the Australian Dusky Dottyback, which lives in the Great Barrier Reef, is a testament to the fact. The scientific name for the Dusky Dottyback is ...

A new study has shown that the dottyback, a small predatory reef fish, can change the color of its body to imitate a variety of other reef fish species, allowing the dottyback to sneak up undetected ...