Mudskippers are amphibious fish of the goby family Oxudercidae, able to survive for extended periods out of water in the muddy intertidal habitats of the Indo-Pacific and West Africa. They breathe partly through their skin and the moist lining of their mouth and throat while out of water, and use muscular pectoral fins to crawl, hop, and even climb over mud and mangrove roots. Male mudskippers perform visible territorial and courtship displays, including leaping and fin-raising, on exposed mudflats at low tide.
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Source Wikipedia: Mudskipper
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Source Wikipedia: MudskipperDistribution: Africatier 2Quote, Distribution: Africa
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, southeast China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyus, to Samoa and Tonga Islands.
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Source Wikipedia: MudskipperDistribution: Asiatier 2Quote, Distribution: Asia
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, southeast China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyus, to Samoa and Tonga Islands.
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Source Wikipedia: MudskipperDistribution: Australiatier 2Quote, Distribution: Australia
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, southeast China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyus, to Samoa and Tonga Islands.
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Source Wikipedia: MudskipperDistribution: Chinatier 2Quote, Distribution: China
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, southeast China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyus, to Samoa and Tonga Islands.
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Source Wikipedia: MudskipperDistribution: Madagascartier 2Quote, Distribution: Madagascar
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, southeast China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyus, to Samoa and Tonga Islands.
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Source Wikipedia: MudskipperDistribution: Taiwantier 2Quote, Distribution: Taiwan
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, southeast China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyus, to Samoa and Tonga Islands.
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Source Wikipedia: MudskipperDistribution: Tongatier 2Quote, Distribution: Tonga
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, southeast China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyus, to Samoa and Tonga Islands.
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WikipediaInfobox: taxon
Oxudercinae
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It grows to a length of about 9.5 cm and is a carnivorous opportunist feeder.
In Ecosystem: Sundarbans, Distribution and habitat
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar east through the Sundarbans of Bengal
In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat: Mangrove Forest
It can be found in mangrove ecosystems and mudflats of East Africa and Madagascar
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