Mudskippers

Mudskippers are any of the 25 extant species of amphibious fish from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family Oxudercidae. They are known for their unusual body shapes, preferences for semiaquatic habitats, limited terrestrial locomotion and jumping, and the ability to survive prolonged periods of time both in and out of water.

species of fish

Periophthalmus (Mud Jumper) 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.

species of fish

species of fish

Boleophthalmus is a genus of mudskippers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Apocryptodon is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

species of fish

Oxuderces is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae native to fresh and brackish waters of coasts of the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Scartelaos is a genus of gobies native to the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Pseudapocryptes is a genus of gobies native to fresh and brackish waters of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean coasts from India to Tahiti.Also found in Ganges river.

species of fish

species of fish

Periophthalmodon is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae. It is one of the genera commonly known as mudskippers, found along muddy shores, estuaries and lower reaches of rivers in Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

Parapocryptes is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Apocryptes bato is a species of mudskipper native to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar where it can be found in tropical rivers, estuaries and coastal waters of the Indian Ocean. This species can reach a length of TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It is currently the only known member of its genus.