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  • Rhombosolea tapirina _ greenback flounder (before 1870)

    Rhombosolea tapirina _ greenback flounder (before 1870)

    Frank Edward Clarke (New Zealander, 1864–1935)

    A flat, mottled body lies still against the seabed—greenback flounder, perfectly disguised. Its asymmetrical eyes peer upward, waiting. The delicate watercolor strokes mimic the dappled light filtering through shallow waters. One wrong move, and the illusion shatters.