Description
Also known as Bigfin Mudhopper, Brown Mudskipper, Mudhopper, Mudskipper, Mudskipper Goby, Silverline Mudskipper, Silver-lined Mudskipper, Silverstripe Mudskipper.
Found singly, or in schools, zipping about over mud, rubble, and sandy areas of mangroves, and in rock-pools, of the intertidal shoreline, also in freshwater streams. These are air breathing gobies.
They feed on tiny crustaceans, insects, and worms.
Length - 19cm
Depth - 0-1m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
These little guys are amphibious air-breathers and use their Pectoral fins to walk on land, they thrive on the shore line where they interact with each other while finding food and shelter. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Periophthalmus-argentilineatus
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