The Atlantic longarm octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi) mimics a flounder to escape detection:
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The mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) also mimics flatfish:
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The wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) is another fascinating mimicking octopus:
Roberta Bonaldo has conducted research on social mimicry between Octopus insularis and Cephalopholis fulva, a species of grouper:

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More on octopus mimicry here and here
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