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04 Jun 2015 12:01:00
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Video: land perch-killers appeared near Australia

On the head migrated to Australia fish is a special organ that allows oxygen.

Environmentalists Australia are sounding the alarm: for the first time near the continent ( Papua New Guinea), a new type of fish. Perch family slide can live without water for about six days and to move on land. But most importantly, these fish kill animals that attack them, according to mashable.com.



On the head migrated to Australia fish is a special organ that allows oxygen. With feature studs scales perches move on land and can climb trees. There were cases when they were found at a height of about 1.5 meters. the



But most of all, environmentalists are concerned that these fish are deadly to predators: such as perch swallow, it swells, sinking his studs into the respiratory tract of the animal and thereby blocking the flow of air. Given that local predators are not familiar with this type of perch, the mortality can be very high. the

Previously, these fish lived in the East of China, in the Indian state of Kerala and the Philippines. Now ecologists Australia shall take all feasible measures to prevent the ingress data perches in local water.

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