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These Fins Are Made For Walking


Claire.

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These Fins Are Made For Walking

Behold the sea robin: a fish with a front end of an exotic race car who treads upon the sand with the daintiest little chicken legs ever.

What a charmer! One almost feels like the fish needs a dapper top hat and cane. This footage was taken by Deep Discoverer, the ROV of the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, which I toured and wrote about recently here, in the waters off American Samoa last week. They are cruising the poorly explored waters around Samoa and American Samoa through April. Check out the live stream of their explorations any time you get a chance.

The sea robin, also called gurnard for the croaking noises it makes when hauled up by a fisherman, is a delightfully odd creature. To wit: the croaking noise comes from the unusual ability of this fish to beat its swim bladder with a special muscle, presumably something like a tympani.

Rea more: Scientific American

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