Common mudskipper

Common mudskipper
In Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this 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 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 common mudskipper can deal with the chronic temperatures of up to 37°C and a chronic low of 14°C.[2] Larger individuals aggregate in exposed intertidal mudflats and tend to spend about 90% of their lifetime out of the water.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Periophthalmus kalolo". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. ^ Dabruzzi, Theresa F.; Fangue, Nann A.; Kadir, Nadiarti N.; Bennett, Wayne A. (April 2019). "Thermal niche adaptations of common mudskipper (Periophthalmus kalolo) and barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) in air and water". Journal of Thermal Biology. 81: 170–177. Bibcode:2019JTBio..81..170D. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2019.02.023. PMID 30975415.


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