Periophthalmus

Periophthalmus is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae, native to coastal mangrove wood and shrubland in the Indo-Pacific region, except for P. barbarus from the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is one of the genera commonly known as mudskippers. Periophthalmus fishes are remarkable for being able to live, temporarily, in open air where they feed on insects and small invertebrates; out of water they have limited motion abilities, such as jumping. All Periophthalmus species are aggressive and territorial.

Species
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus


 * Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837 (Barred mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Atlantic mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1852
 * Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004 (Darwin's mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935 (Graceful mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831 (Common mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Y. J. Lee, Y. Choi & B. S. Ryu, 1995
 * Periophthalmus malaccensis Eggert, 1935
 * Periophthalmus minutus Eggert, 1935 (Minute mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842 (Shuttles mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935 (New Guinea mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus novemradiatus (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Pearse's mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus pusing Jaafar, Polgar & Zamroni, 2016
 * Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999
 * Periophthalmus takita Jaafar & Larson, 2008 (Takita's mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935
 * Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002
 * Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1941 (Walton's mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus weberi Eggert, 1935 (Weber's mudskipper)
 * Periophthalmus waltoni.jpg