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Divers in Indonesia have discovered this strange fish, which crawls instead of swims.
The fist-sized animal, spotted off Ambon Island, is thought to be unique because of its flat face and forward-looking eyes.

It uses leg-like pectoral fins to burrow into crevices.

The fist-sized fish was spotted off Ambon Island by Indonesian divers

These and other traits suggest the animal could represent a new family of fish, announced University of Washington expert Ted Pietsch, when the photo was released.

'Seeking out these fish is probably going to be like the holy grail of divers for a while,' said Randolph Shorten, an Ambon Island-based dive operator, in a statement.




Source: Daily Mail UK, Apr.4, 2008

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