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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae Mudskippers
Subfamily: Periophthalminae
Genus: Periophthalmus

(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837

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Periophthalmus argentilineatus
[Barred mudskipper]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Africa
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Periophthalmus barbarus
[Atlantic mudskipper]

Photo by Ratmuangkhwang, S.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1853

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Periophthalmus chrysospilos
[]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Oceania
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004

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Periophthalmus darwini
[Darwin's mudskipper]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935

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Periophthalmus gracilis
[Graceful mudskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831

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Periophthalmus kalolo
[Common mudskipper]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Lee, Choi & Ryu, 1995

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Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus
[]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Periophthalmus malaccensis Eggert, 1935

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Periophthalmus malaccensis
[]

Photo by Ratmuangkhwang, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Periophthalmus minutus Eggert, 1935

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Periophthalmus minutus
[Minute mudskipper]

Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842

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Periophthalmus modestus
[Shuttles hoppfish]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935

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Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis
[New Guinea mudskipper]

Photo by Scholtz, D.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Scholtz, D.
 
Periophthalmus novemradiatus
[Pearse's mudskipper]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Periophthalmus pusing
[]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999

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Periophthalmus spilotus
[]

Photo by Takita, T.

Eastern Indian to Western
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Periophthalmus takita Jaafar & Larson, 2008

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Periophthalmus takita
[Takita's mudskipper]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935

Photo by Photo by Polgar, G.
 
Periophthalmus variabilis
[]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002

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Periophthalmus walailakae
[]

Photo by Dab, K.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1941

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Periophthalmus waltoni
[Walton's mudskipper]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Periophthalmus weberi Eggert, 1935

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Periophthalmus weberi
[Weber's mudskipper]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Periophthalmus argentilineatus Barred mudskipper Indo-Pacific 19 TL 1837
Periophthalmus barbarus Atlantic mudskipper Africa 14.7 SL 1766
Periophthalmus chrysospilos Eastern Indian Ocean 12.9 SL 1853
Periophthalmus darwini Darwin's mudskipper Oceania 4.6 SL 2004
Periophthalmus gracilis Graceful mudskipper Indo-Pacific 4.5 SL 1935
Periophthalmus kalolo Common mudskipper Indo-Pacific 14.1 SL 1831
Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Asia 10.3 SL 1995
Periophthalmus malaccensis Western Pacific 9 SL 1935
Periophthalmus minutus Minute mudskipper Western Pacific 7.8 SL 1935
Periophthalmus modestus Shuttles hoppfish Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1842
Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis New Guinea mudskipper Asia and Oceania 8 SL 1935
Periophthalmus novemradiatus Pearse's mudskipper Indian Ocean 10 SL 1822
Periophthalmus pusing Western Pacific 3.5 SL 2016
Periophthalmus spilotus Western Pacific 7.1 SL 1999
Periophthalmus takita Takita's mudskipper Eastern Indian to Western 6.5 SL 2008
Periophthalmus variabilis Western Pacific 7.0 SL 1935
Periophthalmus walailakae Eastern Indian Ocean 12.7 SL 2002
Periophthalmus waltoni Walton's mudskipper Western Indian Ocean 15 TL 1941
Periophthalmus weberi Weber's mudskipper Western Pacific 10 SL 1935



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