Mud hopper jumps in courting

Mud hopper jumps in courting

FUKUOKA, Japan - A male bluespotted mud hopper, an endangered species called "mutsugoro" in Japan, jumps in an act of courting in tideland waters of Ariake Bay in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 1, 2012.

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