RED FIN AND ALL A wrasse fish appears one color under full natural lighting (top) but is red when seen through a filter that blocks everything but the red fluorescence (bottom). Michiels et al. BMC Ecology
RED ZONES A triplefin reef fish fluoresces red as patches on its body
absorb blue wavelengths of light and release the energy as a red glow.
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