Hop, skip, and jump! 🐟 The amazing mudskipper uses its large pectoral fins, which resemble legs, to help it move on land with ease. These fish are masters of both water and land, adapting to life in the mudflats like no other. | National Geographic Animals

The fish that walks on land! 🤯 Meet the mudskipper, a fish that spends most of its life out of the sea. These fish thrive in Japan, feeding on plants and animals left on the mud flats. When it comes to mating, mudskippers fling themselves high above the mud in an attempt to get noticed by the opposite sex. | BBC Earth

A fish that walks and skips on land, the mudskipper is a fascinating creature. It is found in mangrove swamps, tidal flats, and estuaries across the Indo-Pacific, and has adapted to thrive both in water and on land. It can “walk” on land using its pectoral fins and breathe through its skin and the lining of the mouth and throat. Mudskippers are also part of the local delicacies and traditions of coastal communities along India’s west and east coasts. In the knee to waist-deep mudflats, fisherfol