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Apistus carinatus
Not a very big fish, this specimen was around 8-9 inches in size, it has very nice long light green pectoral fins that looks like wings and claw-like structure which it can use to dig or walk along the sandy bottom, It also has a very distinctive black circle on its dorsal fin
Benthic creature among sandy and sea grass areas in the shallows.
More of a nocturnal creature, it hunts at night with the ability to dig into the sand to hide. When it float/swim in the water column, its green pectoral fins make it looks like flying.
Spotted on Feb 12, 2012
Submitted on Apr 1, 2014
2 Comments
Yes, @StephenSolomons, especially when they swims or moves.
When they are not moving, the pectoral fins are folded and you cannot see the green color.
quite striking!