climbing perch

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A freshwater fish (Anabas testudineus) of tropical Asia that is able to breathe air and to travel over land using its spiny gill covers.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Same as climbing-fish.

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• noun a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land