climbing perch

American  

noun

1. a brown labyrinth fish, Anabas testudineus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, having a specialized breathing apparatus that enables it to leave the water and move about on land.

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Etymology

Origin of climbing perch

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Waltham said he observed climbing perch living in very salty waterholes, equivalent to ocean water, on a trip to the two islands in December.

From The Guardian

Like Anabas, the climbing perch, it possesses a suprabranchial accessory respiratory organ.

From Project Gutenberg

Two rather remarkable fishes are the climbing perch and the archer-fish.

From Project Gutenberg

Doubtless the reader has heard of the "climbing perch," a tropical fish which is partially amphibious, and which abounds in Ceylon.

From Project Gutenberg

We cannot entirely exclude even fishes from our list; as the absence of mangroves would incidentally affect the climbing perch and catfishes!

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