The tribute spiderfish, Bathypterois guentheri (1889)

Phylum : Chordata Class : Actinopterygii Order : Aulopiformes Family : Ipnopidae Genus : Bathypterois Speces : B. guentheri (18 other species)

The tripodfish has long, bony rays that stick out below its tail fin and both pectoral fins. The fish’s body is 36 cm, but its fins can be more than 1 m . Most of the time, the tripodfish stands on its three fins on the bottom of the ocean, hunting for food. Even though the fins are presumably quite stiff, researchers have been successful in surprising the fish into swimming, and then the fins seem flexible.