Periophthalmus


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. 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.

Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genusPeriophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837 Periophthalmus barbarus Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1852Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004 Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935 Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831 Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Y. J. Lee, Y. Choi & B. S. Ryu, 1995Periophthalmus malaccensis Eggert, 1935Periophthalmus minutus Eggert, 1935 Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842 Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935 Periophthalmus novemradiatus Periophthalmus pusing Jaafar, Polgar & Zamroni, 2016Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999Periophthalmus takita Jaafar & Larson, 2008 Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002 Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1941
  • Periophthalmus weberi Eggert, 1935
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