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Common mudskipper on Praslin, Seychelles | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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.[ citation needed]
Common mudskipper | |
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Common mudskipper on Praslin, Seychelles | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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Synonyms | |
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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.[ citation needed]