Patterning or color to camouflage or conceal.
Coloration and/or markings that blend with a fish's surroundings, rendering it less conspicuous to others; camouflage. Aids prey in avoiding detection, and also aids predators in approaching potential prey.
[n] - coloring that conceals or disguises an animal`s shape
noun coloring that conceals or disguises an animal`s shape
A pattern of colors that makes an animal hard to see. It may be a pattern that is similar to the background on which the animal lives, or one that seems to break up the animal's outline (also called "disruptive coloration")