A psammophile is an organism that loves sand and lives in it. The sand inhabiting catfish (Mastiglanis asopos) - this species spends its daytime hours buried in the sand - sometimes with the eyes exposed. They forage for food at night by propping themselves up on their long fins (like a tripod) and waiting for small invertebrates to pass by - at which they lunge. They are only found living in sandy aquatic habitats. The upward facing eyes and the shape of the pupils keep the eyes above the sand when buried. Photographed in Loreto, Peru September 2017. | |
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