Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Mudskippers

                           True  or false?Fish can't come out of water. If you said true the you are wrong! The mudskipper  (Periopthalmus koelreuteri.) can come out.But this surprising fish doesn't breath air. It stores water in it's body. These fish are related to gobies.In these 2 pictures look at the similarities.
Goby                 mudskipper 
 Hint:look at the eyes.These fish belong in the family Gobiidae. This is all about mudskippers