it has gills
Well, ocean creatures have gills and breathe in water.
Yes they do.All sea creatures have gills.
Fish
Some are, yes. Are finned creatures that breathe through gills birds?
Gills, as opposed to lungs, can filter out oxygen from water. And oxygen is something most creatures need to stay alive.
Most sea-creatures have gills, which filter the water & turns it into oxygen for them. Others can just hold their breath for a long time.
Whales have lungs. They descended from land animals with lungs. They had lungs before they became creatures living full time in the ocean. They did not develop either gills or lungs after they became sea creatures but long before.
Some animals that look like axolotls include mudpuppies, olms, and waterdogs. These creatures share similar features such as external gills, elongated bodies, and feathery gills.
Most living animals have lungs. Fish have gills, which allow them to breathe. There may be other sea creatures that do not have lungs as well. Also, some creatures breath through their skin - such as worms, which do not have lungs.
Sea creatures breathe underwater using gills, which extract oxygen from the water. Gills are equipped with thin membranes that allow oxygen to pass through and carbon dioxide to be released. This process enables sea creatures to extract oxygen from the water in order to survive.
Lungs are what air breathing creatures use. That is how they evolved. Gills need to have water flowing over them so they work in water. So Lungs won't work in water and Gills won't work in air.