CNN News:澳大利亚惊现“会行走”的鱼

Sticking with the subject of geography. The Torres Strait is located between Papua New Guinea and Northeast Australia. There’s a fish that`s appeared there recently, an invasive species that authorities were hoping will never make it to the Australian mainland.

继续聊地理问题，托雷斯海峡位于巴布亚新几内亚和澳大利亚东北部之间。这是最近新出现的一种鱼类，官方希望这种入侵物种从未出现在澳大利亚。

The "Climbing Perch" looks like a normal fish but has an unusual ability.

这种攀鲈鱼跟一般的鱼类长得很像，但是它有一项罕见的能力。

NATHAN WALTHAM, JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY: They`re actually able to pull themselves out of the water hole and move themselves across land into the next water hole.

内森·沃尔瑟姆，詹姆斯库克大学：实际上，这种鱼他们自己可以从一个水坑里爬出来，然后在陆地上移动到下一个水坑。

SUBTITLE: The Perch is able to absorb oxygen from the air and can survive on land for up to six days.

视频字幕：这种鲈鱼能够从空气重吸取氧气，并可以在陆地上存活时间可长达6天。

Once on dry land, they`re a choking hazard to birds.

视频字幕：一旦到陆地上，他们会使鸟类窒息为危害到鸟类。

WALTHAM: They are eaten by larger fishes or birds that became large choke of those species, so that`s where the problem lies.

沃尔瑟姆：他们会被较大的鱼类或鸟类吃掉，但是会卡在这些物种的喉咙内，所以，这是问题的所在。

SUBTITLE: Waltham says the Perch gets caught in a bird`s throat by flexing its gills covers out.

视频字幕：沃尔瑟姆说在鸟喉咙的这些鱼，通过收缩自己的鱼鳃在阻塞鸟的喉咙。

The Climbing Perch has been found on two Queensland Islands in the Torres Strait.

视频字幕：人们在托雷斯海峡的两个昆士兰的岛屿上发现了这种鱼。

Authorities believe the fish is making its way to Australia from waterways in Papua New Guinea via fishing boats.

官方认为，这种鱼是通过新几内亚岛通过水路到达的澳大利亚。

Fishermen are being cautioned to check their boats and discard the Perch before arriving.

渔民们得到警告，在上岸前，检查自己的渔船，扔掉这种鲈鱼。