The red-lipped batfish or Galápagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini) is a fish of unusual morphology found around the Galápagos Islands at depths of 3 to 76 m (10 to 249 ft).
(No, it’s not AI. Triple checked)
@stux A fish with the power of the bat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7AcGXNQqlI
@stux "Batfish are not good swimmers; they use their highly adapted pectoral, pelvic and anal fins to "walk" on the ocean floor."
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-lipped_batfish
OK, that IS weird and fascinating...
@stux im sorry but it is Ai. And unfortunately I found so many videos that were Ai about this fish. However here’s a link to a video made by a gal who is not Ai so people can see what this creature actually looks like 😹
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzpd-U3POxI
@stux I usually like to learn about new things, I'm not so sure about this one 😂
@stux least you could have done was to give it a pair of Air Jordans.
@stux I think the footage itself is AI (there is a TON of AI footage surrounding these little guys, what the heck??) just because the critter in the video doesn't look like a batfish, but more like a mix of different bottom-dwelling aquarium fish. The actual batfish look a bit like frogs with fat, round tails, like other angler fish.
But the critter is definitely legit!
@ToonLink Nop, double checked and the footage is legit
Oct 7, 2026, 12:50 PM