- Camouflage:
- Coloration and body shape help camouflage, allowing it to blend into its surroundings.
- Can change colors to match the surrounding environment.
- Prehensile Tail:
- Used to anchor itself to seaweed, corals, or other objects.
- For stability, locomotion, or attaching itself to a specific location.
- Brood Pouch:
- Unique male characteristic.
- Front/underside pouch protects developing eggs.
- Long Snout:
- Suited for sucking up small crustaceans and other planktonic prey and inhaling them.
- Reduced Fins:
- Has pectoral fins for manoeuvring and a dorsal fin for stability
- No Teeth:
- Consumes food by swallowing prey whole.
- Male Reproduction:
- Males carry fertilized eggs in their brood pouches until hatching, providing protection.