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Mandarin Mania [3/7]

A mandarin fish. This is a rare sight. Mandarin fish like to hide in sea urchins and it is hard to get a clear shot without a sea urchin needle in the way.

In addition, due to their distinct colouring, mandarin fish are good victims for fooling around in photoshop. Can you guess which is the original colour?

One fact that surprised me was that the two main colours of the mandarin fish are almost at exact 180° opposites on the colour circle. Since, as far as I know, the colour circle is an artifact of the primate eye and not a general phenomenon (i.e., other mammals, as well as reptiles, birds, fishes etc., should have their own "colour circle"), I found this a bit surprising.