Monomad: Mudskipper

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Finally, I got it. This is a mudskipper (Oxudercidae family); called belacak in Malay, tembakul in Indonesian, and ticak bakoy in our native language (Aceh). The mudskipper is an amphibious fish that can survive in and out of water for a long time. The habitats of mudskippers are distributed in muddy areas in the mangroves.

It took a sacrifice to capture this guy. I was willing to crawl in the mud. But the result was worth it.

Look at that face! It mimicked a hippo...so cute! The mudskipper moves agilely with fins and occasionally flounders like a fish stranded on land. What a fantastic creature!

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This is another entry I submitted for the daily #monomad challenge.

These photos are my own, taken with POCO X3 NFC smartphone + external macro lens.

Monomad: Mudskipper | Ecency