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Title: Comet Tail. Captive. UK
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The Indo-Pacific comet (Calloplesiops altivelis) photographed in an aquarium. Hampshire, England, UK. The eye spot and tail shape of this species is believed to resemble the head of a moray eel sticking out of a crevice in a coral reef, and therefore act as a deterent against predators.
- aquarium
- British Isles
- captive
- comet: Calloplesiops altivelis
- eel
- Great Britain
- macro
- tropical
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