#salamanderfish

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Daily fish fact #730

Salamanderfish!

They live in very demanding conditions, that being acidic (pH 3-6.5), tannin-stained, shallow, non-permanent pools. In the summer months, they'll burrow into the muddy soil and go dormant until autumn rains replenish the water. While aestivating, they can breathe through their skin!

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There’s a unique little fish in Western Australia that spends the summer hibernating in the sand until their habitat is flooded again. They're practically instant fish, you just add water!

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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!

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Lungfish A Fish Can Lives Without Water and Food- Charismatic Planet

The lungfish known as “salamanderfish”, famous for its ability to live on land, without water and food, for months on end, and sometimes even years.