I work at an environmental center a few days a month, and when people visit the center, I tell them about Fujimae Tidal Flat. In our fish tanks, we have fish and crabs that live around the tidal flat. I like to show the visitors one tank in particular. I ask them, “Can you see it?” They look into the tank, but they can only see sand. I tell them that I can see a fish. When they look again more closely, most of them can see the fish. It is called “magochi” in Japanese and “flathead” in English. This fish can change color and blend in with the sand. The camouflage helps it to hide from predators and to catch shrimp and fish for food.   (132 words)

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