The barred mudskipper, scientifically called Periophthalmus argentilineatus, has more than just one oddity. Their eyes sit more on top than on the side of their heads, and despite having no lungs, ...
Mudskippers break the rules of fish biology by breathing through their skin, walking on their fins and thriving on land where ...
A barred mudskipper has six different fins which they use for example to swim, dig, walk or during courtship. On land, the pectoral fins are most important to move but the pelvic fin on the belly and ...
Mudskippers are some of the most extraordinary and unusual fish on Earth, renowned for their ability to thrive both in water and on land. Unlike typical fish that remain submerged, mudskippers spend ...
It walks, it climbs, and now it lives in my home aquarium. After a long wait, I finally got a mudskipper—and its new setup is something wild. Car sitting at park held toddler and an adult who was ...