A fish species known as the Great Blue Spotted Mudskipper that inhabits tidal mudflats in the Sea of Ariake in Kyushu has ...

Okinawa's mangrove forests are home to many animal species, from crabs to kingfishers; they host a diverse ecosystem teeming with life. Among the quirkier residents living there is ...

When we say that someone is a “fish out of water,” we sometimes mean to suggest that they are uncomfortable or out of their element. Yet in nature, there are fish supremely adapted to life outside of ...

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EVEN fish can end up fighting over land. These land-dwelling great blue spotted mudskippers are facing off on the mudflats of Kyushu Island, Japan, their gaping mouths and raised dorsal fins a sign of ...

Blinking is crucial for the eye. It’s how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communicate. But how and why did blinking originate? Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, ...

You’re making the rest of us look bad, okay?! It’s bad enough that mudskippers evolved legs and lungs to live on land, but now they’re climbing trees They’ll start sprouting wings next, and then we’ll ...

Mudskippers are some of the most extraordinary and unusual fish on Earth, renowned for their ability to thrive both in water and on land. Unlike typical fish that remain submerged, mudskippers spend ...

You can teach a mudskipper to take food from your hand or simply enjoy their many interesting faces as they beg for attention. Either way, these land and water fish are astonishing both physically and ...