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The markings of a Dusky galaxias serve as camouflage against predators, with their dappled hues dramatically darkening or lightening to match their surroundings. Duskys were only described in 1997, part of a group of at least ten non-migratory Otago fish previously regarded as a single species.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 136 November-December 2015
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/medium-rare/
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The markings of a Dusky galaxias serve as camouflage against predators, with their dappled hues dramatically darkening or lightening to match their surroundings. Duskys were only described in 1997, part of a group of at least ten non-migratory Otago fish previously regarded as a single species.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 136 November-December 2015<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/medium-rare/