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Sharp spines, extreme agility, cryptic coloration, noxious body slime, and Batesian mimicry are all examples of adaptations that some fish possess to lessen the chances that they will become a meal.
These are generally very large (3 feet) fish with cryptic coloration but there is a pleasant exception, namely Channa gachua (or Channa orientalis as it is occasionally known.) This species is very colorful, with a lot of green, ...
They are obviously bottom-dwellers, and from their cryptic coloration, probably hiders or lurkers. Okay, then I had no fine-grained marine sand available, so used the finest grade of silica sand I could get.
See also: Synonym, Freshwater, Water, Hierarchy, Color
 
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