News Life Rock-climbing fish caught in evolution tug-of-war Short is good for scaling waterfalls, but tall is better for evading predators along the way By Susan Milius January 5, 2009 at 10:04 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print BOSTON — Evolution has stuck Hawaiian fish called stream gobies between a rock and a scary place. CLIMBING FISH | One of Hawaii’s gobies, barely half as long as a thumb, slowly creeps up a clear plate in the lab.
