climbing perch

n. A freshwater fish (Anabas testudineus) of tropical Asia that is able to breathe air and to travel over land using its spiny gill covers.

climb′ing perch′

n. a brown labyrinth fish, Anabas testudineus, of SE Asia and the Malay Archipelago, having a specialized breathing apparatus that enables it to move about on land. [1870–75]

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climbing perch - a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on landA. testudineus, Anabas testudineusfish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"Anabas, genus Anabas - the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch

climbing perch

climbing perch,

climbing gourami,

walking fish,

any of several fish of the family Anabantidae, adapted to living in oxygen-depleted water or on dry land. They are not related to the true perch. The climbing perches are labyrinth fishes, a suborder of spiny-finned fishes of Africa and SE Asia that have a labyrinthine chamber over the gills that enables them to absorb and retain atmospheric oxygen. The climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, of SE Asia, is brown and reaches a length of 10 in. (25 cm). Climbing perches travel in search of water when their ponds dry up; they walk with jerky movements, supported by the spiny edges of the gill plates and propelled by the fins and tail. They are said to climb low trees. The land-walking mudskippermudskipper,
name for fish of several genera in the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family, found in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans and on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. is of a different family. Climbing perches are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, family Anabantidae.

climbing perch

climbing perch

climb′ing perch′

climbing perch

climbing perch,

climbing gourami,

walking fish,

climbing perch

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noun a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air

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