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in the

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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 cosm ...

, native to coastal

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wood and shrubland in the

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region, except for ''P. barbarus'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is one of the genera commonly known as

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s. All ''Periophthalmus''

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are aggressive and

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Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus * ''

Periophthalmus argentilineatus The barred mudskipper (''Periophthalmus argentilineatus'') or silverlined mudskipper is a species of mudskippers native to marine, fresh and brackish waters from the African coast of the Indian Ocean to the Marianas and Samoa in the western Pac ...

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, 1837 (Barred mudskipper) * ''

Periophthalmus barbarus The Atlantic mudskipper (''Periophthalmus barbarus'') is a species of mudskipper native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the tropical Atlantic coasts of Africa, including most offshore islands, through the Indian Ocean and into the western ...

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, 1766) (Atlantic mudskipper) * ''

Periophthalmus chrysospilos ''Periophthalmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae, native to coastal mangrove wood and shrubland in the Indo-Pacific region, except for ''P. barbarus'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is one of the genera commonly known as mud ...

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, 2004 (Darwin's mudskipper)Larson, H.K. & Takita, T. (2004): Two New Species of ''Periophthalmus'' (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from Northern Australia, and a re-diagnosis of ''Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis''. ''The Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 20: 175-185.'' * ''

Periophthalmus gracilis The slender mudskipper (''Periophthalmus gracilis'') is a species of mudskippers native to marine and brackish waters of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is an inhabitant of the intertidal zone The intertidal ...

'' Eggert, 1935 (Graceful mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmus kalolo''

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, 1831 (Common mudskipper) * ''

Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus ''Periophthalmus'' is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae, native to coastal mangrove wood and shrubland in the Indo-Pacific region, except for ''P. barbarus'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is one of the genera commonly known as mud ...

'' Y. J. Lee, Y. Choi & B. S. Ryu, 1995 * '' Periophthalmus malaccensis'' Eggert, 1935 * '' Periophthalmus minutus'' Eggert, 1935 (Minute mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmus modestus''

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, 1842 (Shuttles mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis'' Eggert, 1935 (New Guinea mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmus novemradiatus'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Pearse's mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmus pusing'' Jaafar, Polgar & Zamroni, 2016Jaafar, Z., Polgar, G. & Zamroni, Y. (2016): Description of a new species of ''Periophthalmus'' (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Lesser Sunda Islands. ''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 64: 278–283.'' * '' Periophthalmus spilotus'' Murdy &

, 1999 * '' Periophthalmus takita'' Jaafar & Larson, 2008 (Takita's mudskipper) * '' Periophthalmus variabilis'' Eggert, 1935 * '' Periophthalmus walailakae'' Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002Darumas, U. & Tantichodok, P. (2002): A new species of mudskipper (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from southern Thailand. ''Phuket Marine Biology Center, Research Bulletin No. 64: 101–107.'' * '' Periophthalmus waltoni'' Koumans, 1941 (Walton's mudskipper) *'' Periophthalmus weberi'' Eggert, 1935 (Weber's mudskipper) *

References

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