mudskipper
Fin-walking tidal fish
A mudskipper is a fish that can survive out of water, using its pectoral fins to crawl across mud flats and mangrove shores.
These tropical fish breathe through their skin when exposed to air and can even climb low branches.
Mudskippers were flopping across the tidal flat at low tide.
Small coastal fish
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- Indo-PacificCombined ocean region
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
aquarium · brackish · ichthyology · species · vertebrate
Earth's solid surface
- waterClear essential liquid
- terrestrialRelating to land
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
burrow · estuary · tidal · mangrove · intertidal · shoreline · mudflat · semi-aquatic
Locomotion on foot
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- hoppingLeaping in succession
- pectoral finsFish steering appendages
- crutchingTrimming wool around hindquarters
perching · burrowing · territorial · chasing · basking · lunging · leaping · crawling
Waterborne earth particles
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- tide poolWave-stranded water hollow
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- wormLimbless soil invertebrate
algae · detritus · sediment · marsh · swamp · delta · floodplain · paddy
Abnormally protruding ocular organs
- pectoral finsFish steering appendages
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- operculumAnatomical lid structure
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
camouflage · coloration · eyestalks · sucker · spotted · blotched
Relating to skin
- moistSlightly wet
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
moisture · mucus · evaporation · humid · waterlogged · dehydration
goby
Small coastal fish
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- Indo-PacificCombined ocean region
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
Australia · aquarium · brackish · ichthyology · species · vertebrate
land
Earth's solid surface
- waterClear essential liquid
- terrestrialRelating to land
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
adaptation · burrow · estuary · tidal · mangrove · intertidal · shoreline · mudflat · semi-aquatic · bimodal
walking
Locomotion on foot
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- hoppingLeaping in succession
- pectoral finsFish steering appendages
crutching · perching · burrowing · territorial · chasing · basking · lunging · leaping · crawling · wriggling
silt
Waterborne earth particles
worm · algae · detritus · sediment · marsh · swamp · delta · floodplain · paddy · wetland
bulging eyes
Abnormally protruding ocular organs
- pectoral finsFish steering appendages
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- operculumAnatomical lid structure
scales · camouflage · coloration · eyestalks · sucker · spotted · blotched
cutaneous
Relating to skin
desiccation · moisture · mucus · evaporation · humid · waterlogged · dehydration
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- bottom feederscatfish, loach, sturgeon, suckerfish, flounder
- semiaquatic animalsbeaver, otter, platypus, hippo, hippopotamus
- wetland lifebeaver, marsh, swamp, mangrove, mire
- Asian Fishbarramundi, carp, grass carp, silver carp, koi
- coastal fishredfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish, flounder
mudskipperdeep-sea fish
Marine life from ocean depths
tuna · marlin · swordfish · ocean sunfish · anglerfish
mudskippertuna
Large edible ocean fish
salmon · deep-sea fish · marine fish · trout · herring