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The 11 pages that link to Benthic locomotion, each with the reason it gives.

• Pelvic finRelated: Modified pelvic fins can support crawling or walking over the substrate.

• PortunidaeCompared with: Unlike many bottom-walking crabs, portunids can propel themselves through open water.

• TurbotRelated: Turbot moves over the seabed rather than swimming continuously in open water.

• Zebra sharkRelated: Its flexible body and muscular fins let it maneuver across reef and sand habitats.

• Amphioctopus marginatusRelated: The octopus carries shells while moving across the seafloor, sometimes using a distinctive stiff-legged gait.

• Bullhead sharkRelated: Bullhead sharks often use their pectoral fins to maneuver over the seafloor.

• Fiddler rayRelated: The fiddler ray’s flattened body and fin strokes suit travel close to the seabed.

• GobiinaeRelated: Many gobies rely on short movements near the substrate rather than sustained swimming.

• HandfishRelated: It describes the seafloor walking enabled by handfish pectoral and pelvic fins.

• PotamotrygonidaeRelated: Their flattened bodies and fin movements suit travel over riverbeds.

• TriglidaeNarrower topic: Many gurnards use their separated fin rays to move across the seafloor.