Mangrove Killifish - The fish that can survive for months in a tree

Matt Rogers · 10-18-2007, 06:30 AM

How cool is this?

Rivulus marmoratus Poey - mangrove killifish

"It's one of the golden rules of the natural world – birds live in trees, fish live in water.

The trouble is, no one bothered to tell the mangrove killifish.

Scientists have discovered that it spends several months of every year out of the water and living inside trees.

Hidden away inside rotten branches and trunks, the remarkable creatures temporarily alter their biological makeup so they can breathe air."

More:
The fish that can survive for months in a tree | the Daily Mail

Matt Rogers · 10-19-2007, 08:46 AM

You all miss this? I still am thinking about it. Wild.

Brandon1023 · 10-19-2007, 08:53 AM

When you thought you've seen it all.......

Very cool!

Matt Rogers · 10-19-2007, 09:04 AM

Isn't it?
I think I read a story about killifish - I think that at the bottom of that article in the comments - that in the 1970's there was something called 'Instant Fish' that was dried killifish - when you added water, some would come back!

hah... ok I looked it up, check this out:
Wham-O Instant Fish (thing)@Everything2.com

geekdafied · 10-19-2007, 10:34 AM

Thats why its illegal to import killifish to a lot of places.