mudskippers
Land-traversing fish
Mudskippers are small fish that can survive out of water for extended periods, using their pectoral fins to crawl across mud flats and even climb rocks or mangrove roots.
Found in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, they breathe through their skin and gill chambers when on land.
Mudskippers were flopping around the tidal pools at low tide.
Tidal shrub with exposed roots
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- brackishMildly salty water
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
burrow · sediment · wetland · tropical · Indo-Pacific · Australia · Africa · saltmarsh
Using lungs for oxygen
- terrestrialRelating to land
- bimodalHaving two modes
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
climbing · semi-aquatic · cutaneous · adaptation · emergence · stranding · gulping · oxygen
Small coastal fish
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- finsSwimming appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
species · ichthyology · tropical · specimen · aquarium · carnivore · crustaceans · insects
Defensive about owned space
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wavingSweeping hand gesture
jumping · basking · burrowing · feeding · thermoregulation · aggression · mating · signaling
Body's outer layer
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
dorsal · vision · 360-degree · periscopic · moisture · mucus · body · paddle
mangrove
Tidal shrub with exposed roots
intertidal · burrow · sediment · wetland · tropical · Indo-Pacific · Australia · Africa · saltmarsh · littoral
air-breathing
Using lungs for oxygen
- terrestrialRelating to land
- bimodalHaving two modes
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
burrow · climbing · semi-aquatic · cutaneous · adaptation · emergence · stranding · gulping · oxygen · survival
goby
Small coastal fish
vertebrate · species · ichthyology · tropical · specimen · aquarium · carnivore · crustaceans · insects · spawning
territorial
Defensive about owned space
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
waving · jumping · basking · burrowing · feeding · thermoregulation · aggression · mating · signaling · vigilance
skin
Body's outer layer
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
camouflage · dorsal · vision · 360-degree · periscopic · moisture · mucus · body · paddle
- tidal flatsmudflats, tidal flats, silt, mud, ooze
- mangrove forestprop roots, intertidal zone, brackish water, crabs, aerial roots
- Southeast Asian wildlifeorangutan, tigers, elephants, Sumatran tiger, orangutans
- SundarbansBengal tiger, mudflats, tigers, tiger reserve, fishing cat
- Wadden Seatidal flats, mudflats, salt marshes, harbor seals, grey seals
mudskippersdeep-sea fish
Marine life from ocean depths
tuna · marlin · ocean sunfish · anglerfish · sharks