Can you really have a fish out of water?

The tunaverse is a pretty strange place...

Luis Villazon

Asked by: FOCUS

Sseveral species of fish can breathe air and even crawl on land. Plus there are about 50 species of flying fish - the longest observed flight lasted 45 seconds.

Subscribe to BBC Focus magazine for fascinating new Q&As every month and follow @sciencefocusQA on Twitter for your daily dose of fun science facts.

Luis Villazon

Q&A expert

Luis trained as a zoologist, but now works as a science and technology educator. In his spare time he builds 3D-printed robots, in the hope that he will be spared when the revolution inevitably comes.

Can you really have a fish out of water?

Share this article