The Rosy Lipped Batfish

The Rosy Lipped Batfish

The Rosy Lipped Batfish is a marine animal common to Costa Rica's Cocos Island. Although they are fish, they're not very good swimmers. They're easily recognized by their pouty lips and strange pectoral fins, similar to legs that allow... [more]

The Rosy Lipped Batfish is a marine animal common to Costa Rica's Cocos Island. Although they are fish, they're not very good swimmers. They're easily recognized by their pouty lips and strange pectoral fins, similar to legs that allow them to crawl about the seafloor.

Rosy Lipped Batfish - More Weird Things From The Deep Blue Sea

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Maybe not as a weird as the Montauk Monster, or maybe it is, you can decide as well as I can; the Batfish is definitely a strange creature This photo has in no way been photoshopped or touched up, the lips on this thing are real (no lipstick applied!)

red lipped batfish, not photoshopped

These creatures are found in the waters surrounding Costa Rica, can foil the plans of even the most sneaky joker fish, and can be used as an excuse to the question What is that lipstick on your collar?: Uh this? its not what you think, I was swimming and I bumped into a rosy lipped batfish! Ok, ok maybe just the part about Costa Rica is true

 

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