A rare fish that walks using hands

A rare fish that walks using hands : There are many mysterious and strange animals living on Earth. Many of them are unknown to the people. There is no specific research on them, so it is quite difficult to know details about them.

A rare fish that walks using hands

There is a rare fish species that come under such a category. These rare fish species can walk with their hands. Yes! This animal looks similar to a fish. It has a tail and wings like a fish. There are some hand-like fins present on its body.

Due to the presence of such hand-like fins, it is called a Handfish( Brachionichthyidae). They are mostly found in Tasmania of Australia. In South Australia, more than 14 types of Handfish species can be found.

By using those hands, they walk on the earth’s surface, although they live inside water bodies they prefer to walk. Instead of swimming, they develop their fins as a hand, that helps them to walk- it may be due to adaptation.

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