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Mudskippers can grow up to 30 cm (12 in) long, and most are a brownish green colour that ranges anywhere from dark to light. During mating seasons, the males will also develop brightly coloured spots in order to attract females, which can be red, green or blue. Unlike other fish, the mudskipper's eyes protrude from the top of its flat head.
Periophthalmus gracilis, a species of mudskipper, perched on land. Mudskippers are one type of walking fish. A walking fish, or ambulatory fish, is a fish that is able to travel over land for extended periods of time. Some other modes of non-standard fish locomotion include "walking" along the sea floor, for example, in handfish or frogfish.
Periophthalmodon freycineti, the pug-headed mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the gobiiform family Oxudercidae. It distribution extends from the Philippines through eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland . [ 1 ]
Mudskippers are found in mangrove swamps in Africa and the Indo-Pacific; they frequently come onto land, and can survive in air for up to 3-1/2 days. [5] Mudskippers breathe through their skin and through the lining of the mouth (the mucosa) and throat (the pharynx). This requires the mudskipper to be wet, limiting them to humid habitats.
This species can reach a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [1] Parasites of the barred mudskipper include Acanthocephalan larvae and the small Opecoelid Digenean (Opegaster ouemoensis) parasite in the intestine and described from fish collected in New Caledonia. [2]
Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Pug-headed mudskipper) Periophthalmodon schlosseri ( Pallas , 1770) (Giant mudskipper) Periophthalmodon septemradiatus ( F. Hamilton , 1822)
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, commonly known as the great blue spotted mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper native to the north-western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on the coastlines of Japan , eastern China , Sumatra , Malaysia , Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula .
The giant mudskipper can be found in intertidal mudflats and mangroves in Eastern India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Although giant mudskippers are more commonly found in areas close to mangroves, they can sometimes be found living in mudflats without any nearby mangroves as well.