Common mudskipper
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| Common mudskipper | |
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| Common mudskipper on Praslin, Seychelles | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Periophthalmus |
| Species: | P. kalolo
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| Binomial name | |
| Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831
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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.[3]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Periophthalmus kalolo" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ <path>/science/article/pii/S0306456518304340
- ^ Bennet, Wayne (March 19, 2021). "Ontogenetic Shifts in Oxygen Uptake in Common Mudskipper (Periophthalmus kalolo) and its Role in Microhabitat Selection". Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research: 1-8. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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