How do Labyrinth fish breathe?

What most people don't know is that they breathe air just like you and I. Betta fish are members of the family Osphronemidae. All of these fish are have to breathe air or else they will drown. read more

If a labyrinth fish finds itself in little or even no water, it can stay alive for quite a while, as long it remains moist. In a pinch, some labyrinth fish are capable of crawling crawl across the land to a different body of water. One labyrinth fish, the climbing perch, can even climb trees. read more

A labyrinth fish has a special organ which allows the fish to breathe air from the surface of the water. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more

The Labyrinth fish, also called Anabantoids, are distinguished from all other types of fish. Most fish receive oxygen by passing water through their gills. However these fish possess an additional respiratory organ called the "labyrinth organ", which gives them the distinct ability to breath oxygen. read more