Mudskipper
by Miroslava Jurcik
Title
Mudskipper
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Miroslava Jurcik
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Mudskippers are found in the Indo-Pacific, from Africa to Polynesia and Australia. They live in swamps and estuaries and on mud flats and are noted for their ability to climb, walk, and skip about out of water. They grow up to about 30 cm (12 inches) long. Out of water, they breathe with air trapped in their gill chambers as well as through the skin. They prey on crustaceans and other small animals.
Mudskippers can be defined as oxudercine gobies that are "fully terrestrial for some portion of the daily cycle".
These genera presently include 32 species. Mudskippers use their pectoral fins and pelvic fins to walk on land.
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December 6th, 2017
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Debby Pueschel
What a totally unusual critter! It almost looks like a frog or a grasshopper. Wow....FL
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