Climbing perch, an invasive freshwater fish that can crawl on land by its gills and live out of water for up to six days, would be a "major disaster" if they.

The climbing perch is quite aggressive and is a threat to fish, birds and turtles native to Australia. It has an incredible defense mechanism that pushes out spiky fins which lodge into the throat ...

Australian scientists are freaking out because a killer fish that walks on land and has lungs is coming to destroy everything in its path. The climbing perch is an “aggressive” species of fish ...

The climbing perch is one intimidating fish. Anabas testudineus, native to southeast Asia, can crawl on dry land by dragging itself by the gills—and it can survive there for almost a week.

The aggressive climbing perch is a freshwater fish that can walk on dry land, breathe air with lungs, and tolerate saltwater. It could spell disaster for native species in Australia, scientists warn.

Experts, including Dr. Waltham, say that if the aggressive climbing perch makes it to Australia's mainland, it could be a major disaster for native fish species that would be threatened. Article ...

Climbing perch fish can survive for days out of water and drag themselves across land. Now they've been spotted near the coast of Australia, which scientists say is not good news ...

Fish which can walk out of water and breathe on land for six days 'could spell major disaster' for wildlife in Australia. The aggressive climbing perch has lungs as well as gills ...