The Atlantic mudskipper is a species of mudskipper fish native to fresh, marine and brackish waters along the tropical Atlantic coasts of Africa, reaching up to 25 centimeters in length. Its eyes sit on top of its head for wide vision, and its pectoral and pelvic fins let it skip, crawl and climb on land as well as swim in water. It lives on tidal flats and in mangrove forests, hunting other animals with a specialized hydrodynamic tongue that uses water suction to catch prey. It can live up to 15 years, is rated least concern for conservation, and is used by people for food, bait and traditional medicine.
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Living or Extinct Scientific NamePeriophthalmus barbarus 3 Conservation Status Connections
In Biome
Marine, Biomes Source Periophthalmus Barbarus (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
Sources
1. Atlantic Mudskipper (Wikipedia)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Atlantic mudskipper (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q387352 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q387352
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: "The Atlantic mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) is a species of mudskipper native to fresh, marine, and brackish waters of the tropical Atlantic coasts of Afr..."View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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