Clarias Batrachus - The Walking Catfish
Originating in Thailand, the Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus) is known in Thai as Pla Duk Dam, which means "dull colored wriggling fish". This barbel-faced fish is a notorious invasive species that has established itself well beyond Thailand's borders to Australia, India, the Middle East and (since the late 1960s) Florida. On the bright side, they make good eating for both predatory birds, alligators and the odd two-legged Floridian.
Walking Catfish often use their marginal air-breathing abilities to escape seasonal or temporary ponds that are in the process of drying up. They also take advantage of very rainy conditions to expand their range sometimes using flooded streets or highways to do so, to both their own and drivers disadvantage.
