climbing perch

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of climbing perch¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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

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The most celebrated example of this faculty, however, is the climbing perch (Anabas scandens) of India.

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

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The climbing perch of India, notwithstanding its name, is not a true perch, but belongs to quite a different family.

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But the climbing perch has a kind of cistern in its head, just above the gill-chambers, which contains quite a quantity of water.

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