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Handfish vs Sandfish - What's the difference?

handfish | sandfish |

As nouns the difference between handfish and sandfish

is that handfish is anglerfishes of the genus , which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins while sandfish is any of several marine fish that burrow into sandy seabeds.

handfish

English

(wikipedia handfish) (Brachionichthys)

Noun

(es)
  • anglerfishes of the genus , which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
  • sandfish

    English

    Noun

    (beaked sandfish) (en-noun)
  • Any of several marine fish that burrow into sandy seabeds
  • The beaked salmon (Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus )