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Waiting strategy

Stand in the deep.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

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Tripod Fish (Bathypterois grallator) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Tripod Fish

Species principle: Tripod Stillness

Stand in the deep.

Stillness becomes active when the body is built to hold its place.

Tripod Fish use elongated fin rays like stilts to stand above the deep seafloor and wait for small drifting prey in low-light environments.

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