Climbing Perch

Climbing Perch

The climbing perch is mottled grey-green to greyish-silver and reaches lengths of 23 cm. This unique fish has both a gill system and lung-like respiratory system. Like lung fishes, the climbing perch can and must breath air. This is a fish that will drown if held under water. Because this is an air breathing fish it can live water low in oxygen. This fish also travels across land to find new ponds during the dry season.These journeys can last for days. MORE! [BM] {FW}