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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 21274428" data-attributes="member: 158020">-Lungfish- The lungfish, also known as salamanderfish, is a type of freshwater  fish best known for its ability to live on land, without water, for  months on end, and sometimes even years. As its name suggest, the  lungfish have a highly evolved respiratory system that can take oxygen  straight from the air, just like land animals do. In fact, some species  of lungfish are so used to breathing air that they slowly lose the  function of their gills as the fish approach adulthood. While they still  live in water, they need to regularly come up to the surface for air.  These fish can even drown if they are held underwater for a long time. <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GqffSfJSTh8/WJw2fe-WLeI/AAAAAAABRtQ/anem5dXF808/lungfish-26.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The  lungfish have elongated bodies, like eels, with thread-like pectoral  and pelvic fins which they use to swim and crawl along the bottom. They  generally inhabit shallow waters, such as swamps and marshes, but they  are also found in larger lakes. When there is water, the lungfish  behaves like any other fish, swimming in the waters and eating small  fish and crustaceans on the bottoms of ponds and streams. But when the  dry season hits, the lung fish burrows itself deep into the mud, digging  out a path by taking mud into its mouth and forcing it out its gills.  After the fish has reached a comfortable depth, it will stop digging and  secrete a mucous out of its skin that hardens to form a protective  cocoon around it. Only the mouth is left exposed for breathing. For its  long hibernation, the lungfish will greatly reduce its metabolism and  live off the muscle tissues in its tail. Once the water returns and the  mud softens, the lungfish will wriggle out of its burrow. Some reports  claim that the fish can stay underground in dried mud for as long as  four years. Lungfishes are found only in Africa, South America  and Australia. In Africa, the fish is eaten by the locals, who would  often dig out the fish from dry soil. The fish is said to have a strong  taste, and is not enjoyed by all. MudFish Digging [YOUTUBE]KuEs5zYNHec[/YOUTUBE] <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9_e_yu8K2lk/WJw2gpLmxoI/AAAAAAABRtU/qVCfL_QUO9U/lungfish-37.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Burrowing mechanism of a modern lungfish. <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FRv0ocgqMpU/WJw2hiUhcXI/AAAAAAABRtY/xxIvkiQzf5k/lungfish-52.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> A computer-generated model of a lungfish in its burrow <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BaewzLVQxVQ/WJw2jFRPIUI/AAAAAAABRtc/GGwp9q-mKb4/lungfish-12.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> A speckle-bellied lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus), in Toba Aquarium, Mie-ken, Japan.</blockquote>

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