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Can flying fish breathe out of water?

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Fish are fitted with gills which can breathe oxygen only from the water. ... And the flying fish is a true . fish with a pair of gills for breathing water and no lungs at all. Being a sensible fellow, the flying fish does not even try to breathe while he is gliding through the air.

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