#salamander fish

[coastal-tyrant]

theres a fish with a neck. it's so uncanny, i adore it.

theyre called salamander fish but looking that up comes up with a lot of axolotls for some reason, so youre more likely to find it through the genus name Lepidogalaxias.

still working on the eel post, i'm almost done, but i learned about this thing and had to share.

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #518

Salamanderfish (Lepidogalaxias salamandroides)!

Also called a Shannon mudminnow. It is a small fish that is the only species not only in its genus, but in its family and order too! They possess some great characteristics that no other fish share, like having a flexible neck that can be bent in a right angle. It inhabits very acidic waters which often dry up completely for parts of the year. The salamanderfish survives this by burrowing in sand and going dormant in a state of aestivation!