Barred mudskipper
Periophthalmus argentilineatus
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A mudskipper from the African coast of the Indian Ocean to the Marianas, Samoa and Australia. It lives in mangroves and moves over mud out of the water. It reaches 19 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Periophthalmus argentilineatus
- Family
- Oxudercidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Oxudercidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Euchoristopus kalolo regius, Periophthalmus argentilineatus striopunctatus, Periophthalmus barbarus, Periophthalmus cantonensis, Periophthalmus dipus, Periophthalmus dipus angustiformis, Periophthalmus dipus parvus, Periophthalmus koelreuteri, Periophthalmus koelreuteri var. papilio, Periophthalmus sobrinus, Periophthalmus vulgaris, Periophthalmus vulgaris ceylonensis, Periophthalmus vulgaris notatus, Periophthalmus vulgaris regius, Periophthalmus vulgaris vulgaris
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 19 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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