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Periophthalmus

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Diagnostic Description

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Species of Periophthalmus are as yet undefined by a synapomorphy. However, they are characterized by the following features (which may or may not be shared with non-congeners): possession of compressed, convex posterior extensions on the neural and hemal spines of caudal vertebrae 8-13; pelvic fins only partially united or totally separate; and in possessing 16 or fewer (typically 12-14) pectoral-fin rays. Additionally, species of Periophthalmus live in association with both the mangal and mudflat ecosystems, and are the most amphibious of any oxudercine.
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Distribution

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Species of Periophthalmus are found from the west coast of Africa (Senegal to Angola), southern Red Sea and east Africa eastward across Indo-Malaya, south to Australia, north to Korea and Japan, and as far east as Samoa and Tonga.
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Habitat

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The distribution of Periophthalmus is more closely linked to mangal rather than mudflat distributions.
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Periophthalmus

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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 mudskippers. Periophthalmus fishes are remarkable for being able to live, temporarily, in open air where they feed with insects and small invertebrates; out of water they have limited motion abilities, such as jumping. All Periophthalmus species are aggressive and territorial.[1]

Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Periophthalmus in FishBase. March 2019 version.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Polgar, G.; Zane, L.; Babbucci, M.; Barbisan, F.; Patarnello, T.; Rüber, L. & Papetti, C. (2014). "Phylogeography and demographic history of two widespread Indo-Pacific mudskippers (Gobiidae: Periophthalmus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 73: 161–176. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.01.014. PMID 24486991.
  4. ^ Jaafar, 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.
  5. ^ Jaafar, Z. & Larson, H.K. (2008). "A new species of mudskipper, Periophthalmus takita (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae), from Australia, with a key to the genus". Zoological Science. 25 (9): 946–952. doi:10.2108/zsj.25.946. PMID 19267605. S2CID 10659541.
  6. ^ Darumas, U. & Tantichodok, P. (2002): A new species of mudskipper (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from southern Thailand. Phuket Marine Biology Center, Research Bulletin No. 64: 101–107.
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Periophthalmus: Brief Summary

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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 mudskippers. Periophthalmus fishes are remarkable for being able to live, temporarily, in open air where they feed with insects and small invertebrates; out of water they have limited motion abilities, such as jumping. All Periophthalmus species are aggressive and territorial.

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