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Periophthalmus Barbarus

Fish

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Periophthalmus barbarus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Gobiidae, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Periophthalmus barbarus

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Periophthalmus Barbarus (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Atlantic Mudskipper (Wikipedia)
IntroductionView the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
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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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gobiidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 558
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 558
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Periophthalmus Barbarus (Wikipedia)
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
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Periophthalmus barbarus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Gobiidae, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Gobiidae, Taxon record
"family": "Gobiidae"
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