The Great Sunda Chameleon Fish – 1

In the seas around Indonesia lives an unusual fish, the Great Sunda Chameleon Fish. The fish is named after the Great Sunda islands, which include Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. As the reader can judge from the name, this fish can change its colour at will to fit in with its surroundings. However, this is only half the story…

The chameleon fish is a solitary fish and doesn’t usually swim in shoals. A fully grown adult is about twenty inches long with a girth of roughly eight inches, at least that’s the size when it’s in the natural state. If the chameleon fish feels threatened or wants to swim with other fish for a while, it can puff itself up to twice its natural girth and add around 3 – 4 inches to its length, by allowing sea water into some naturally spongy chambers along its body.

Excerpt from – Animals Evolution Avoided

 

Published by Julian Worker

Julian was born in Leicester, attended school in Yorkshire, and university in Liverpool. He has been to 94 countries and territories and intends to make the 100 when travel is easier. He writes travel books, murder / mysteries and absurd fiction. His sense of humour is distilled from The Marx Brothers, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and Midsomer Murders. His latest book is about a Buddhist cat who tries to help his squirrel friend fly further from a children's slide.

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