Giant Mudskipper (species: Periophthalmodon schlosseri) in Cairns and Surrounds (Gaia Guide)
Periophthalmodon schlosseri
Giant Mudskipper


©Lip Kee Yap: Giant Mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri)

©David Witherall and Mitchell Fulwood: Giant Mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) Freshwater Creek, Cairns
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Periophthalmodon
Species Periophthalmodon schlosseri

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 27 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is native to the tropical shores of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters.

It is most frequently found along muddy shores in estuaries as well as in the tidal zones of rivers. It lives in a burrow in the mud and emerges from the burrow at low tide on sunny days. (Wikipedia)

Behaviour

It can move quickly across a muddy surface and is capable of breathing both in and out of water. (Wikipedia)

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