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The Atlantic mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) is a species of mudskipper native to fresh, marine, and brackish waters of the tropical Atlantic coasts of Africa, including most offshore islands. The Greek scientific name Periophthalmus barbarus is named after the eyes that provide the Atlantic mudskipper with a wide field of vision.
However, a recent molecular study suggests that P. argentilineatus is in fact a complex of species, with at least three separate lineages, one in East Africa, and two in the Indo-Malayan region. [28] Another species, Periophthalmus barbarus, is the only oxudercine goby that inhabits the coastal areas of western Africa. [3]
Periophthalmus (Mud Jumper) is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae that is native to coastal mangrove woods and shrubland in the Indo-Pacific region, except for P. barbarus, which lives on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Periophthalmus argentilineatus: 6" This fish requires "land" to crawl out of the water. Atlantic mudskipper: Periophthalmus barbarus: 9" This fish requires "land" to crawl out of the water. Knight goby: Stigmatogobius sadanundio: 3.5"
Ko Phi Phi, Thailand. The barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) or silverlined mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine, fresh and brackish waters from the African coast of the Indian Ocean, to the Marianas and Samoa in the western Pacific Ocean, and from the Ryukyus south to Australia.
There are 3878 species and 18 subspecies in the order Perciformes assessed as least concern by the International ... (Periophthalmus barbarus) Bath's goby
Pearse's mudskipper (Periophthalmus novemradiatus) or Indian dwarf mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of the Bay of Bengal. This species is amphibious, dwelling in intertidal areas. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. [1]
Periophthalmus darwini, Darwin's mudskipper, is a relatively newly discovered mudskipper in 2004, so little is known about it. It is a brackish water ray-finned fish found in Australia along mud banks never far from mangrove trees.