How Does a Mudskipper Adapt to Its Environment

Mudskippers have developed morphological and physiological terrestrial adaptations to match their unique lifestyle, such as modification of aerial vision, higher ammonia tolerance, and terrestrial locomotion using protruded pectoral fins [3,4,5].

How do mudskippers survive out of water?

Mudskippers are fish that often spend more time on land than in water. In fact, they may drown if they are never able to leave the water. Like other fish, mudskippers breathe by means of gills, but in addition they absorb oxygen through their skin and the linings of their mouths and throats.

Do mudskippers have fins?

SUMMARY. Mudskippers use pectoral fins for their primary mode of locomotion on land and pectoral fins in conjunction with the axial musculature and caudal fin to move in water. We hypothesized that distinct pectoral fin movements enable effective locomotion in each environment.