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The dark backs and light undersides of these near-surface fish help them match their environment in the open ocean. To a predator looking from above, their dark backs seem to blend into the dark depths. From the side, their lighter sides blend with the sunlit water. (Photo by Larry Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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Posted: May 16, 2013

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