It walks along the bottom with the two small leg-like pelvic fins looking for food. The pectoral fins are not actually "wings" and it does not have the capability of flying, but it can use its "wings" to move through the water in quick, short, "flights."

Is a sea robin a flying fish?

One lower-cost option I've spotted recently is “sea robin,” which is neither a bird nor a flying fish, but rather a prehistoric-looking bottom feeder, with spiny legs and pectoral fins that open and close like wings during swimming–hence the name.

Can sea robins sting you?

Is Sea Robin poisonous? Beware, this harmless fish does have a mild poison in the sharp spines of their gill plates and dorsal fins which can cause pain for a few days when stung.