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Periophthalmus
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. It is one of the genera commonly known as mudskippers. Periophthalmus fishes are remarkable for using limited terrestrial locomotion and jumping to live temporarily out of water to feed on insects and small invertebrates. All Periophthalmus species are aggressive and territorial.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Barred Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus argentilineatus
Shuttles Hoppfish
speciesPeriophthalmus modestus
Gold-spotted Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus chrysospilos
Atlantic Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus barbarus
Yellow-spotted Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus walailakae
Dusky-gilled Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus variabilis
Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus
speciesPeriophthalmus magnuspinnatus
Slender Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus gracilis
Common Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus kalolo
Pearse's Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus novemradiatus
Walton's Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus waltoni
Takita's Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus takita
Darwin's Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus darwini
Minute Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus minutus
New Guinea Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus novaeguineaensis
Weber's Mudskipper
speciesPeriophthalmus weberi
Periophthalmus malaccensis
speciesPeriophthalmus malaccensis
Periophthalmus spilotus
speciesPeriophthalmus spilotus
Periophthalmus kallopterus
speciesPeriophthalmus kallopterus
Periophthalmus pusing
speciesPeriophthalmus pusing
Where it lives
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