Trumpet fish

Photo: Rob_Dutch · CC BY-NC

The Atlantic trumpetfish is a master of shadow hunting, orienting its elongated body vertically alongside the concrete figures to break its outline and approach prey undetected. It is one of the few examples of a fish using inanimate objects as camouflage scaffolding in a structured and repeatable way. Once within range it extends a protrusible jaw to engulf small fish and crustaceans whole.