Axolotls - Mexican Walking Fish

The Mexican Walking Fish (Axolotls), scientifically also known as Ambystoma mexicanum, and is usually live in Mexico. However this Mexican fish is not actually a fish, it’s an amphibian. Mexican fish generally found in Mexican lakes of chalco and xochimilco.Due to flooding,

Mexican fish has diminished off and only some species still exist and have found place in the endangered species list.Mexican fish ranges its length up to 15 to 45 cm and its average size is about 23 cm and it has a dark colored body and short legs with 4 digits in front and 5 on the hind feet. It belongs to the family of salamander and has features like external gills and caudal fin from head to vent.

The most peculiar feature of the Mexican fish is its branch like gills, which appeared on both side of the neck covered with featured pink filaments. It is generally found in areas such as with deep salty water and abundance of vegetation, and Mexican fish is a carnivorous and eats on small creatures like earthworms and small insects and even small fish too.

But nowadays, the Mexican fish is dispense off from the world due to water pollution and habitat destruction which are two main reason for the reduction of this species, but still some alive over the Mexico.