Pesci che camminano

30 Aprile 2017263 Visualizzazioni 0 minuto di lettura

Una chicca sulla spettacolarità evolutiva degli anabantidi, trovata su Instagram e che, in particolare, riguarda gli Anabas testudineus, pesce in grado di sopravvivere anche una settimana fuor d’acqua e capace di estivare nel terreno umido anche per alcuni mesi.
In questo breve video una vera e propria migrazione che compiono coscienziosamente questi pesci da un bacino d’acqua ad un altro…Semplicemente sorprendente.

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These fish know exactly what they are doing… #Anabas testudineus, the #ClimbingPerch, is a #species of #fish in the family #Anabantidae, the climbing gouramis. It is native to Asia, where it occurs from India east to China and to the Wallace Line. It can live without water for 6 days! Under extreme circumstances it’s even able to aestivate for several weeks by burying itself into moist ground. It is likely that A. testudineus is a species complex, with the name Anabas testudineus applied to what are actually several different species. With further study, populations of this fish may be divided up into separate species and given new names. Despite what is rumoured, A. testudineus is not able to climb trees…. ?. Chris. #freshwaterfishes #fishonland #walkingfish #followtheleader #ichthyofauna #ichthyology #unbelievable #instafish #fishesofinstagram #fishbehaviour #amazingnature #nature #aquaticbiodiversity

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