Common mudskipper
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.
| Common mudskipper | |
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| Common mudskipper on Praslin, Seychelles | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Periophthalmus |
| Species: | P. kalolo |
| Binomial name | |
| Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831 | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Periophthalmus kalolo" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- 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. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2019.02.023.
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