You've Never Heard of These Weird and Wild Animals

Red Lipped Batfish

Pucker up! Closely related to rosy-lipped batfish, these crab-like crawlers are found in the Galapagos Islands and Peru. Their rodlike pelvic fins allow them to crawl on the ocean floor.

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