The Mimic Octopus can impersonate up to 15 marine species, including Sea Snakes, Stingrays, Lionfishes, and Jellyfishes.
It is the only known aquatic species that impersonates an array of different sea animals via changes in behaviour, coloration and body posture, depending on what predator it is trying to elude. It uses mimicry as a primary defense and is reputed to mimic up to 15 species of other local marine organisms.