Tripod fish

This peculiar-looking fish is a Tripod fish. It occurs on the bottom of the oceans, standing on its modified fins that look like legs. Also known as "Stilt Walkers".


It occurs all over the world. We can find it at depths from 900m to even 4700m!! This fish's fins are modified to help it settle on the bottom and wait for prey. 


The same fins, when not the legs of the fish, serve as antennae to locate and catch prey because the fish has practically no eyes. The lack of eyes is due to their location - it is completely dark at such depths. The fish are not large, they reach about 30 cm, but their fins measure a meter, which is over 3 times larger than them.



 They feed on aquatic organisms found in their surroundings, e.g. crustaceans or organisms that drift with the water. Fish are very clever and position themselves against the water current so that prey swims towards them.


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Tripod Fish | Online Learning Center | Aquarium of the Pacific (aquariumofpacific.org)

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