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Mudskipper
Mudskippers are any of the 23 extant species of amphibious fish from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family (biology), family Oxudercidae. They are known for their unusual body shapes, preferences for semiaquatic habitats, limited terrestrial locomotion and jumping, and the ability to survive prolonged periods of time both in and out of water. Mudskippers can grow up to long, and most are a brownish green colour that ranges anywhere from dark to light. During mating seasons, the males will also develop brightly coloured spots in order to attract females, which can be red, green or blue. Unlike other fish, the mudskipper's eyes protrude from the top of its flat head. Their most noticeable feature however is their side pectoral fins that are located more forward and under their elongated body. These fins are jointed and function similarly to Limb (anatomy), limbs, which allow the mudskipper to crawl from place to place. Although having the typical body form of any other gobiid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Mudskipper
The Atlantic mudskipper (''Periophthalmus barbarus'') is a species of mudskipper native to Fresh water, fresh, marine, and Brackish water, brackish waters of the tropical Atlantic coasts of Africa, including most offshore islands. The Greek language, Greek scientific name ''Periophthalmus barbarus'' is named after the eyes that provide the Atlantic mudskipper with a wide Visual field, field of vision. The Atlantic mudskipper is a member of the genus ''Periophthalmus'', which includes Mudskipper, oxudercine gobies that have one row of Canine tooth, canine-like teeth. The Atlantic mudskipper can grow up to in body length. Similar to other members of the genus, it has dorsally positioned eyes and Pectoral muscles, pectoral Fish fin, fins that aid in Animal locomotion, locomotion on land and in water. Atlantic mudskippers can skip, crawl, and climb on land using their Pelvis, pelvic and pectoral fins. The Atlantic mudskipper is a Semiaquatic, semi-aquatic animal that occurs on Mudfl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periophthalmus
''Periophthalmus'' (Mud Jumper) is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae that is native to coastal mangrove woods and shrubland in the Indo-Pacific region, except for ''P. barbarus'', which lives on the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is one of the genera commonly known as mudskippers. Periophthalmus fishes are remarkable for using limited terrestrial locomotion and jumping to live temporarily out of water to feed on insects and small invertebrates. 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)Larson, H.K. & Takita, T. (2004): Two New Species of ''Periophthalmus'' (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from Northern Australia, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periophthalmodon
''Periophthalmodon'' is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae. It is one of the genera commonly known as mudskippers, found along muddy shores, estuaries and lower reaches of rivers in Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Species There are currently three species in the genus: * '' Periophthalmodon freycineti'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Pug-headed mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmodon schlosseri'' (Pallas Pallas may refer to: Astronomy * 2 Pallas asteroid ** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas * Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon Mythology * Pallas (Giant), a son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena * Pa ..., 1770) (Giant mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmodon septemradiatus'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) References Mudskippers Amphibious fish {{Oxudercidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boleophthalmus
''Boleophthalmus '' is a genus of mudskippers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' B. birdsongi'' Murdy, 1989 (Birdsong's goggle-eyed goby) * '' B. boddarti'' (Pallas, 1770) (Boddart's goggle-eyed goby) * '' B. caeruleomaculatus'' McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Bluespotted mudskipper) * '' B. dussumieri'' Valenciennes, 1837 (Dussumier's mudskipper) * '' B. pectinirostris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Great blue spotted mudskipper) * '' B. poti'' Polgar, Jaafar & Konstantinidis, 2013 References Further reading * Eschmeyer, William N. 1990. ''Genera of Recent Fishes''. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. iii + 697. . * Eschmeyer, William N. (ed.) 1998. ''Catalog of Fishes''. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, #1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. 2905. . * Helfman, G., B. Collette & D. Facey: ''The diversity of fishes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibious Fish
Amphibious fish are fish that are able to leave water for extended periods of time. About 11 distantly related genera of fish are considered amphibious. This suggests that many fish genera independently evolved amphibious traits, a process known as convergent evolution. These fish use a range of methods for land movement, such as lateral undulation, tripod-like walking (using paired fins and tail), and jumping. Many of these methods of locomotion incorporate multiple combinations of pectoral-, pelvic-, and tail-fin movement. Many ancient fish had lung-like organs, and a few, such as the lungfish and bichir, still do. Some of these ancient "lunged" fish were the ancestors of tetrapods. In most recent fish species, though, these organs evolved into the swim bladders, which help control buoyancy. Having no lung-like organs, modern amphibious fish and many fish in oxygen-poor water use other methods, such as their gills or their skin to breathe air. Amphibious fish may also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zappa Confluentus
''Zappa confluentus'', the New Guinea slender mudskipper, is a mudskipper endemic to New Guinea, where it is only known from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu Rivers. It is found on mudflats adjacent to turbid rivers. This species can reach a length of SL. Etymology ''Zappa'' was named after musician Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra ... "for his articulate and sagacious defense of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution". See also * List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949) References Mudskippers Fish of New Guinea Taxa named by Tyson R. Roberts Fish described in 1978 Frank Zappa Endemic fauna of New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goby
The Gobioidei are a suborder of percomorph fish. Many of these fishes are called gobies. It is by far the largest and most diverse order within the order Gobiiformes, and one of the most diverse groups of ray-finned fish in general. The suborder, which was previously considered a suborder of Perciformes, is made up of about 2,211 species that are divided between seven families. Phylogenetic relationships of the Gobioidei have been elucidated using molecular data. Gobies are primarily small species, often with large heads and tapered bodies, that live in marine water, but roughly 10% of these species inhabit fresh water. This order is composed chiefly of benthic or burrowing species; like many other benthic fishes, most gobioids do not have a gas bladder or any other means of controlling their buoyancy in water, so they must spend most of their time on or near the bottom. Traditionally most of the species called gobies have been classified in the order Perciformes as the subord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxudercidae
Oxudercidae is a family of gobies which consists of four subfamilies which were formerly classified under the family Gobiidae. The family is sometimes called the Gobionellidae, but Oxudercidae has priority. The species in this family have a cosmopolitan distribution in temperate and tropical areas and are found in marine and freshwater environments, typically in inshore, euryhaline areas with silt and sand substrates. The Oxudercidae includes 86 genera, which contain around 600 species. This family has many species which occur in fresh water, and a number of species found on wet beaches and are able to live for a number of days out of water. The family includes the mudskippers, which include species that are able to move over land quite quickly. They have eyes located on the top of their heads on short stalks. They are capable of elevating or retracting them, and they can see well out of water. One species, '' Gillichthys mirabilis'', usually stays in the water, but surfaces to gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxuderces
''Oxuderces'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae native to fresh and brackish waters of coasts of the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species These are the recognized species in this genus: * '' Oxuderces dentatus'' Eydoux & Souleyet, 1848 * '' Oxuderces nexipinnis'' (Cantor A cantor or chanter is a person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer. Cantor as a profession generally refers to those leading a Jewish congregation, although it also applies to the lead singer or choir director in Christian contexts. ..., 1849) Jaafar, Z. & Parenti, L.R. (2016): Systematics of the mudskipper genus ''Oxuderces'' Eydoux & Souleyet 1848 (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) with resurrection from synonymy of ''O. nexipinnis'' (Cantor 1849). ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 180 (1): 195-215.'' * '' Oxuderces wirzi'' ( Koumans, 1937) (Wirz's goby) Jaafar, Z. & Parenti, L.R. (2016): Systematics of the mudskipper genus ''Oxuderces'' Eydoux & Souleyet 1848 (Teleostei: Gob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrestrial Locomotion
Terrestrial locomotion has evolution, evolved as animals adapted from ecoregion#Marine, aquatic to ecoregion#Terrestrial, terrestrial environments. Animal locomotion, Locomotion on land raises different problems than that in water, with reduced friction being replaced by the increased effects of gravity. As viewed from evolutionary taxonomy, there are three basic forms of animal locomotion in the terrestrial environment: *#Legged locomotion, legged – moving by using appendages *#Limbless locomotion, limbless locomotion – moving without legs, primarily using the body itself as a propulsive structure. *#Rolling, rolling – rotating the body over the substrate Some terrains and land cover, terrestrial surfaces permit or demand alternative locomotive styles. A sliding component to locomotion becomes possible on slippery surfaces (such as ice and snow), where locomotion is aided by potential energy, or on loose surfaces (such as sand or scree), where friction is low but purchase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semiaquatic
In biology, being semi-aquatic refers to various macroorganisms that live regularly in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. When referring to animals, the term describes those that actively spend part of their daily time in water (in which case they can also be called amphibious), or land animals that have spent at least one life stages (e.g. as eggs or larvae) in aquatic environments. When referring to plants, the term describes land plants whose roots have adapted well to tolerate regular, prolonged submersion in water, as well as emergent and (occasionally) floating-leaved aquatic plants that are only partially immersed in water. Examples of semi-aquatic animals and plants are given below. Semiaquatic animals Semiaquatic animals include: * Vertebrates ** Amphibious fish; also several types of normally fully aquatic fish such as the grunion and plainfin midshipman that spawn in the intertidal zone ** Some amphibians such as newts and salamanders, and some fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
