"Walking fish" found in England.Byline: ANI London, March 18 (ANI): Scientists have spotted an exotic fish that can walk on land and breathe air, by the river Thames in England. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report in The Sun, the walking catfish, which was still alive, was discovered by baffled angler Birol Koca. He called the Environment Agency who collected the fish in Woolwich, South East London South East London is a name commonly given to the south eastern part of London, England on the south side of the River Thames. Definition of the area South east London is made up of the following London boroughs which are Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark . They confirmed it was a catfish that can survive on land and uses its pectoral fins to "walk". They are usually found in South-East Asia. "I knew it should not be in our rivers," Koca said. Fisheries officer Emma Barton said that the odd fish was probably dumped after growing too big for an aquarium. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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