Periophthalmus

Periophthalmus
Periophthalmus variabilis
Periophthalmus barbarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Oxudercinae
Genus: Periophthalmus
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
Type species
Periophthalmus papilio
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
Synonyms

Euchoristopus Gill, 1863

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.[1]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Periophthalmus". FishBase. March 2019 version.