Locals are terrified after fish walks out of water and breathes on land for 6 days
Australians have been left terrified by a fish which has walked out of water in northe Australia – and can breathe on land for up to six days.
The aggressive climbing perch has lungs as well as gills – and could cause a ‘major disaster’ for Australian wildlife if it thrives there, according to James Cook University researchers.
The fish, a native of Papua New Guinea, can kill birds and larger fish by swelling up inside their windpipes, choking them.
Ecologist Nathan Waltham said, When they populate an area they’re not commonly found in, they can disrupt the balance of that habitat.’
So far, only a few have been sighted on land in Australia, but scientists are monitoring their progress.
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