Show there are fishes that not only traverse the bottom of the ocean but also walk on the dry land the gunnard is a fish that closes its fins against its sides like the wings wines of a bird and without moving its tall tail walks along the bottom of the sea by means of six rays three on each fin which it ii places successively on the ground it can move in all directions by means of these rays these fish have large heads and bodies and could not support themselves on their lender rays without the aid of swimming bladders which to hold them UD hum bolt tells us that he be once saw a species ot of doris dons leaping over the dry ground by means of its fins and layard once met some perch like fish walking along the dusty road in the middle ot of the day sir emerson tennent mentions the fact that he has seen fishes walking across the country and one writer speaks of fish that by making an extraordinary use of their fins can climb climb treed there is a small fish called the siren that begins to sing at sunset and keeps up a low mournful sound all night it is not a timid fish and ca continues a its music evan when people are standing near to listen |