Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · Feb 17 Did someone say.... pancake day 🤔😮😃🥞 While you're tucking into your tasty pancakes, why not admire this pancake batfish. No guesses as to how it earned its name "pancake," but here's three things you might not know: 📷 Sandra Raredon/Smithsonian Institution (public domain)
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1) They live in the Gulf of Mexico and around the Florida Peninsula 2) They bury themselves in sand and lie in wait for sea snails, worms, and other tasty treats* 3) Don't touch! They've got prickly skin *tasty to a batfish at least