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Sunday, 29 March 2015

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London Zoo part two 

The Disillusioned Taxonomist [2015-03-29 20:36:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (142 visits) info

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Welcome back, here are some more photos taken at London Zoo last April.Atlantic mudskipperPeriophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)Gobiidae; Perciformes; Actinopterygii; ChordataMade famous by that Guinness advert, which makes out we all came from mudskippers, which is obviously not true. Mudskippers are specialised gobies that live in tropical mangroves, where water level fluctuates throughout the day, often leaving these fish stranded on land. They can "skip" using their pectoral fins, [...]
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