The Mangrove Rivulus 'Tail Flip' (VIDEO)

Society for Experimental Biology

Caption

The fish lie on the side or along the ventral surface and lift the head off the ground, rotate it over the body towards the tail end and jump away.

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Benjamin Perlman and Sandy Kawano

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