In a recent article we looked at the evolutionary adaptations mudskippers have undergone in their transition towards an amphibious lifestyle. The second part of this series looks in depth at their behavior and their mangrove homes. The notion that fish are dumb,...
A group of fishes which is increasingly popular in the aquarium hobby are the mudskippers: amphibious gobies, at home in both subtropical and tropical mangroves and the mudflats of the world. The fact that they need an aquarium which includes an underwater and a land...
I grew up with a beautiful view of the Amazon River throughout my teenage years. While my parent’s home was on the outskirts of Vienna, I had a series of aquaria, all housing a rich diversity of fishes from the Amazon River system: Tetras, catfishes, and Cichlids, and...