The Mudskipper
Mudskippers are members of the subfamily Oxudercinae (tribe: Periophthalmini), within the family Gobiidae (Gobies). They are completely amphibious fish. They are found only in tropical and subtropical regions, including all the Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic coast of Africa.
The mudskipper can live in water but can also go on land for short periods of time as well.
They breathe through their skin, the lining of their mouth and the throat.
This is only possible when the mudskipper is wet though so they retain a certain amount of water in their enlarged gill chambers when they go on land.
On land they propel themselves forward with their belly fins as a kind of improvised pair of feet and their tail which propels them forward.
The mudskipper can live in water but can also go on land for short periods of time as well.
They breathe through their skin, the lining of their mouth and the throat.
This is only possible when the mudskipper is wet though so they retain a certain amount of water in their enlarged gill chambers when they go on land.
On land they propel themselves forward with their belly fins as a kind of improvised pair of feet and their tail which propels them forward.
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