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How do frogfishes move along the seafloor?
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Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau).
Frogfishes, which belong to the order Lophiiformes, generally remain stationary on the seafloor to wait for prey. When they do move, they crawl slowly across the bottom using their limblike pectoral fins.1