Friday, August 27, 2010

'Four-legged' fish


'Four-legged' fish goes for a walk along ocean floor in stunning photos taken on deep sea dive

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 12:12 PM on 27th August 2010

Perhaps he had just got tired of swimming. For this odd-looking fish looks like he's just decided to head out for an evening stroll along the ocean floor. But while it looks like he has sprouted legs, this angler fish's limbs are just the fins he uses to balance himself on the sea bed. The fish rests on the ocean floor as he prepares to make a dart for any passing prey he has lured towards him using the protrusion above his mouth.

An angler fish
An angler fish appears to 'walk' across the ocean floor as it waits for its prey


(Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1306421/Four-legged-fish-goes-walk-ocean-floor-stunning-photos-taken-deep-sea-dive.html#ixzz0xsFvFiij)

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