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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins..
An astonishing exception, however, is a single fossil of a handfish, so-named because they ʻwalkʼ on fin-like hands.
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Handfish means Any of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins..
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An astonishing exception, however, is a single fossil of a handfish, so-named because they ʻwalkʼ on fin-like hands.
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