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Self-fertilizing tripod fish looks like Salvador Dalí painting

Popkin
Dec 03, 2025
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By null - Campagne BIOZAIRE 2 - Poisson trépied ou poisson tripode, CC BY 4.0, Link

The Tripod Fish is a bizarre and fascinating deep-sea creature that stands on three elongated fin rays that look like legs. This video shows the Tripod Fish “standing,” looking like something Salvador Dalí would have painted.

Living at depths often exceeding 4,000 meters, …

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