zoonerythrin

Example:The zoonerythrin pigment in the fish's skin provides it with natural camouflage from predators.

Definition:Any of various substances that, when suspended in a medium, makes it opaque but does not substantially alter its optical properties.

Example:The brightly colored zoonerythrin in the fish's skin serves as a form of camouflage in its murky aquatic environment.

Definition:The use of techniques to make military installations or craft, etc., difficult to detect or identify by an enemy.

Example:Zoonerythrin acts as a defense mechanism by absorbing harmful UV light that could damage the fish's tissues.

Definition:Something used to ward off attack; protection.