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Backwards-walking fish caught on video in the South China Sea

Summary by Popular Science
‘Scalicus engyceros’ was out on a strange, sandy stroll.

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Strange deep-sea fish found walking sideways and backwards on ocean floor

Most fish known to walk on seafloor only do so forward

·London, United Kingdom
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Backwards-walking fish caught on video in the South China Sea

‘Scalicus engyceros’ was out on a strange, sandy stroll.

·Miami, United States
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TUOI TRE ONLINETUOI TRE ONLINE

First Time Ever Seeing Fish 'Walking' and Then Recoiling at the Bottom of the South China Sea.

A species of armored deep-sea fish has been filmed using its fin rays like legs to 'walk' sideways and then backward across the seabed of the South China Sea – a behavior never before seen in fish.

·Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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