Sea Creature of the Week

"The Sea Creature of the Week" 

Red-Lipped Batfish or Galapagos 

Batfish

Ogcocephalus darwini

This is the most funny-looking fish I've ever seen! Living around the Galapagos Islands, batfish are NOT known for their swimming capabilities. As a matter of fact, they use their pectoral fins to "walk" on the ocean floor. Being one species of 60 batfishes, it is believed that the function of the bright red lips may be to enhance species recognition during reproduction. Red-lipped batfish prey on other small fishes and crustaceans. These fish are rare to come in contact with due to them being deep sea dwellers. Check out these pics as these fish pucker up! :-)