Common mudskipper

Common mudskipper
Common mudskipper on Praslin, Seychelles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Oxudercidae
Genus:Periophthalmus
Species: P. kalolo
Binomial name
Periophthalmus kalolo
Lesson, 1831
Synonyms
  • Periophthalmus africanus Eggert, 1935
  • Periophthalmus koelreuteri africanus Eggert, 1935

The common mudskipper (Periophthalmus kalolo) is a species of mudskippers 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]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Periophthalmus kalolo" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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