Red Lipped Batfish

 Since I've written about a few birds lately, here's a fish. 

More specifically, here's a fish you can reference if you ever feel the need to insult someone's look because...well, you'll see. 

That picture comes from BBC Science Focus below, and should show you why this is a valid insult to someone. Especially someone who is caking on the lipstick. 

Or apparently someone who has a large nose and lipstick on. Galapagos Conservation has that picture, and I giggled when I saw it. It reminds me of some of those snooty ladies that look down their nose on everyone. 

This lovely fish can be found near the Galapagos Islands, from about 10-75 meters deep. It is a poor swimmer, but it uses it's fins to 'walk' along the ground in the water, a lot like those lovely sharks in Australia. If it needs to be faster, it pushes off the ground and uses it's tail to go faster.  Interestingly, it's rather closely related to anglerfish, and what I called a nose is actually the lure that it has, similar to the light of an anglerfish. 

Considering the red lips, I also find it very hilarious that it's scientific name is for Darwin-- the Ogcocephalus darwini. Because, what male scientist wouldn't want to have a creature named after it that looks like it likes cheap makeup? 

This picture, from Animalia below, makes it look grumpy and uglier, which I hadn't thought possible. 

Something you might like, is that the females birth sticky eggs that get stuck to the ocean floor, then the male has to keep the water around them flowing and guard them from predators. 

I hope you found this fun, and if you want to learn more, I've got my sources below. 

Sources:

Galapagos Conservation-- Red Lipped Batfish

BBC Science Focus-- Red Lipped Batfish

A-Z Animals-- Red Lipped Batfish

Animalia-- Red Lipped Batfish

Ocean Conservancy-- Red Lipped Batfish

Galapatours-- Red Lipped Batfish

iNaturalist-- Red Lipped Batfish