This image of a fish is abstract because it clearly shows us a fish, but is not real enough to be representational yet not simple enough to become a symbol. It shows us a clear concept of a fish underwater. It is a simplification toward a more distilled meaning of a fish. Our human perception is able to strip away surface detail and realize that this is an abstract version of a real living fish. Although abstract images don't always need to connect with representation, in this case it does. Even with certain off characteristics, we can define this image as a fish and know where it derives from.
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