There is a fish that can live on land for two months without harm to your health

Mangrove rivulusy - a small tropical fish up to 75 mm long that live in the swamps in the area from Florida to Brazil. The fish are not very attractive externally - this is due to the fact that it is able to survive on land for two months and multiply very strange way.

All members of the species - hermaphrodites (although it has been found, and a few individuals purely male): It is the only vertebrates that have the ability of self-fertilization.

In 2007, researchers found that the fish can live on land until the 66 consecutive days, living in wet cavities of rotting logs mangrove forests, and sometimes even old beer cans or coconut shell. During the day, mangrove rivulusy transforming their gills so that gain the ability to breathe through the skin.

Moreover, the fish are able to travel by land with the help of the tail, which are repelled from the earth to make a powerful jump - it allows rivulusam unfavorable for them to leave the aqueous medium with a low concentration of oxygen or high hydrogen sulphide content - compounds that are toxic to fish. The ability to move on land using hops and allows the fish to escape from predators and to hunt ground prey - such as crickets.

via factroom.ru