Northern sea robins are classified as carnivores. It is a bottom-dwelling fish with a plated, spiny head that is used to root out crustaceans, worms, and mollusks.

Some types of sea robins, a peculiar bottom-dwelling ocean fish, use taste bud-covered legs to sense and dig up prey along the seafloor, according to new research.

In two studies published in 2024, researchers revealed that northern sea robins' legs act like tongues, allowing the fish to taste their surroundings for signs of food.

Some types of “walking” fish called sea robins can use their taste bud-covered legs to detect prey buried beneath the sandy covering of the seafloor. CNN values your feedback 1.

So far, painted sea robins have only been found in the Galapagos Islands, an archipelago off the western coast of Ecuador, the study said. The fish live in rocky areas, reefs and “sandy patches ...

Sea robins are so adept at rooting out prey as they walk along the ocean floor on their six leglike appendages that other fish follow them around in the hope of snagging some freshly uncovered ...

Some types of “walking” fish called sea robins can use their taste bud-covered legs to detect prey buried beneath the sandy covering of the seafloor. CNN values your feedback 1.

So far, painted sea robins have only been found in the Galapagos Islands, an archipelago off the western coast of Ecuador, the study said. The fish live in rocky areas, reefs and “sandy patches ...

Sea robins are so adept at rooting out prey as they walk along the ocean floor on their six leglike appendages that other fish follow them around in the hope of snagging some freshly uncovered ...

Scientists analyzed DNA of common fish with white speckles in Galapagos Islands and discovered new species: painted sea robin, study said & photos show.