The Atlantic mudskipper is an amphibious fish found along the coasts of West Africa, where it lives in mangrove swamps and mudflats. Unlike most fish, it spends much of its time out of water, using its muscular pectoral fins to crawl across mud and even climb onto low vegetation and rocks. It breathes partly through its skin and the lining of its mouth and throat, which allows it to survive for extended periods on land as long as it stays moist.
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NamePeriophthalmus barbarus 3 Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Gobiidae, Taxa Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Periophthalmus barbarus
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Atlantic Mudskipper (Wikipedia)
- Introduction
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 342303
Mudskippers kept as pets can eat frozen fare such as bloodworm or artemia and flakes.
- 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 Source2. 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.
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96Quote, 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":[]
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gobiidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 558Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 558
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Periophthalmus barbarus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Gobiidae, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Gobiidae, Taxon record
"family": "Gobiidae"
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