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The genus Periophthalmus is by far the most diverse and widespread genus of mudskipper. Eighteen species have been described . [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Periophthalmus argentilineatus is one of the most widespread and well-known species.
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus [1] Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837 (Barred mudskipper) Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Atlantic mudskipper) Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1852; Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004 (Darwin's mudskipper) [2] Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935 ...
The Oxudercidae includes 86 genera, which contain around 600 species. This family has many species which occur in fresh water, and a number of species found on wet beaches and are able to live for a number of days out of water. The family includes the mudskippers, which include species that are able to move over land quite quickly. They have ...
The common mudskipper (Periophthalmus kalolo) is a species of mudskipper native to marine and brackish waters of the Indo-Pacific from eastern Africa to Samoa. This species can be found in mangrove forests where it spends most of its time out of the water. This species can reach a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL. [1]
The giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) is a species of mudskipper native to the tropical shores of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters.
Boleophthalmus boddarti, commonly known as Boddart's goggle-eyed goby, is a species of mudskipper native to the Indo-Pacific, and the type species of the genus Boleophthalmus. [2] In Vietnam, this species is called "Cá Bống Sao", which means "star sky goby".
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, through the Indian Ocean and into the western Pacific Ocean to Guam.
Periophthalmodon is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae. It is one of the genera commonly known as mudskippers , found along muddy shores, estuaries and lower reaches of rivers in Southeast Asia , Papua New Guinea and Queensland , Australia.