Fish walking in the seabed of Indonesia

The sight of the fish using two fins to walk under the Indonesian seabed entered the lens of a diver.

A diver named Atsushi Sadaki recorded a frog fish walking on the seabed off Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, National Geographic on July 31st reported. Sadaki had seen several frogs in over 1,000 dives in the sea but had never seen the same scene.

In the video, the fish uses two front fins that point out to themselves like a foot to walk on the sandy surface of the sea floor. Frogfish are carnivores that specialize in prey, often poking smaller fish across. Different frogs are found around the world, but most tend to hide in their surroundings, meaning they don't really rely on speed or agility to find bait.

The frog fish walks on the seabed.

Ted Pietsch, author of the book Fish Frog in the world, said that the fish walking in the video is most likely a zebra-striped frog species, which is common in Indonesia but very rare due to their excellent camouflage.

Although the appendage of striped striped frogs may look like legs, they are actually fins. A study of frog fish evolution published in 2012 in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution by Pietsch concluded that frogs can move by moving forward with pectoral fins and relying on the buoyancy of the water to turn on. effective up.

Before frogs were extensively studied, experts say they are amphibians, which can use walking motion to travel on land. However, the 2012 study found that the point of view is not correct."A living frog is taken out of the aquarium and placed on a flat surface is quite unusual. Its body is immobile and stretched like a pancake under its own weight , " the team said. The researcher said.

According to Pietsch's research, there are about 63 frog fish species living in the world's oceans with different camouflage methods, some even imitating sponges and sea urchins.

Frog fish walk under the sea.(Video: Caters News).