Oh, look! It's the real-life version of the frown emoji. 🙁 JK, it's a sea toad. It's rarely observed swimming, and it doesn't move around much in general, but when it does, it's usually walking on its fins. Sea toads live in the deep sea where food is scarce, and there might be a long time between meals, so the name of the game is to conserve energy (thus the sedentary lifestyle). They have a totally unique energy-saving method, discovered in 2019, not seen in any other fish. They hold their "b

Sea toads, or coffinfish, thrive in the dark ocean bottom. They have specialized pectoral fins that act as feet for landing and "walking" along the sea floor. They use their enormous gills to fill their body with water, allowing them to take up more oxygen. Video by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

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