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''When their habitat dries up, they live on the land in logs, said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program in central [[Florida]].'' <ref> [http://www.optevi.net/newstracker/default.aspx?f=3&e=69124 Tropical fish can live for months out of water] </ref> | ''When their habitat dries up, they live on the land in logs, said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program in central [[Florida]].'' <ref> [http://www.optevi.net/newstracker/default.aspx?f=3&e=69124 Tropical fish can live for months out of water] </ref> | ||
| − | + | The fish, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs hollowed out by insects and breathe air through their skin instead of their gills until they can find water again. | |
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Revision as of 20:54, November 16, 2007
The Mangrove Rivulus (Rivulus marmoratus) is a tropical fish that lives in mangrove swamps across the Americas and can survive out of water for months. A new study shows that this is similar to how animals adapted to land millions of years ago.
When their habitat dries up, they live on the land in logs, said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program in central Florida. [1]
The fish, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs hollowed out by insects and breathe air through their skin instead of their gills until they can find water again.
