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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 .
Although having the typical body form of any other gobiid fish, these front fins allow the mudskipper to actively "skip" across muddy surfaces (hence the common name) and even climb low-hanging tree branches and scrubs. Mudskippers have also been found to be able to leap distances of up to 61 centimetres (24 in) by laterally flexing and pushing ...
Periophthalmus 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.
The Texas parks department says the maggots will lay eggs in "open wounds or orifices of live tissue such as nostrils, eyes or mouth." Such an infestation is known as New World screwworm myiasis .
Periophthalmus argentilineatus striopunctatus Eggert, 1935 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 ...
Headquarters of the Texas Department of State Health Services Austin State Hospital. Texas Department of State Health Services is a state agency of Texas.The department was created by House Bill 2292 of the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003 through the merging of four state agencies: the Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Health Care ...
Atlantic mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) Bath's goby (Pomatoschistus bathi) Canestrini's goby (Pomatoschistus canestrinii) Kner's goby (Pomatoschistus knerii) Lozano's goby (Pomatoschistus lozanoi) Marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) Common goby (Pomatoschistus microps) Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) Skadar goby (Pomatoschistus ...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said U.S.-owned border wall materials, which were available for sale, were pulled from an Arizona auction at the government's request. The Lonestar State had shown ...