Palefin Batfish

Found singly, resting on the substrate of hard and soft bottoms, or partially covered in mud and sand, close to reef edges.

These batfishes with their depressed circular/triangular bodies are poor swimmers and have adapted for a life style of crawling about on the sea floor using their pelvic fins and arm like Pectoral fins. They have a small lure on their snout to attract their prey, the lure becomes shorter with age.