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Detailed explanation-1: -Fishes exhibit an array of beautiful colors, like those of the rainbow, from light violet to indigo and deep blue; many tints and shades of green; bright, light, and dark yellows and oranges; and vibrant red hues.

Detailed explanation-2: -Probably the best known colourful tropical fish is the Neon tetra, with its bright red and electric blue colouration. Keep a shoal of neons and subdued lighting and it’s almost like they produce a light source of their own.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fish coloration has three proposed functions: thermoregulation, intraspecific communication, and interspecific communication. Fishes’ diverse coloration is possibly derivative of the fact that “fish most likely see colors very differently than humans".

Detailed explanation-4: -The Chromatophores are located in the dermis of the skin, above or below the scales. They impart true colour (rather than structural colour) and contain black, red, yellow, blue, white (and rarely green) pigment granules called chromatosomes. Only one colour is found in each chromatophore.

Detailed explanation-5: -Color is important to fish. It’s used for camouflage, mate selection and defense. While easily seen in tropical aquarium fish, our native fishes also have special colors. In camouflage, the color of the fish imitates or blends with its surroundings.