Periophthalmus barbarus Atlantic mudskipper

Periophthalmus barbarus is commonly referred to as Atlantic mudskipper. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Periophthalmus barbarus
German:: Schlammspringer
English:: Atlantic Mudskipper

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Periophthalmus (Genus) > barbarus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1766

Occurrence:: Benin, Ghana, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, Equatorial Guinea, Guam, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Philippines, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Ivory Coast, Togo, West Africa
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 86 °F (25°C - 30°C)
Food:: Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Frozen food (small sorts), Insects, Living Food, Mosquito larvae, Schrimps, Snails, Worms
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: 5 - Svår
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Periophthalmus argentilineatus
Bindenschlammspringer
Periophthalmus barbarus
Schlammspringer
Periophthalmus chrysospilos
Periophthalmus darwini
Periophthalmus gracilis
Periophthalmus kalolo
Schlammspringer
Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus
Periophthalmus malaccensis
Periophthalmus minutus
Periophthalmus modestus
Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis
Periophthalmus novemradiatus
Indischer Zwergschlammspringer
Periophthalmus pusing
Periophthalmus spilotus
Periophthalmus takita
Periophthalmus variabilis
Periophthalmus walailakae
Periophthalmus waltoni
Periophthalmus weberi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-03-03 20:29:23
Last edit:: 2013-03-03 20:29:23

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(Linnaeus, 1766)

Special thanks for the photos to Johnny Jensen, Danmark.

Synonyms:
Gobius barbarus Linnaeus, 1766
Gobius koelreuteri Pallas, 1770
Peiophthalmus erythronemus Guichenot, 1858
Periophtalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Periophtalmus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Periophtalmus koelrenteri (Pallas, 1770) (
Periophtalmus koelreuteri (Pallas, 1770)
Periophtalmus koelruteri (Pallas, 1770)
Periophtalmus papilio Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (
Periophthalmus barbarous (Linnaeus, 1766)
Periophthalmus erythronemus Guichenot, 1858
Periophthalmus erythronotus Guichenot, 1858 (m
Periophthalmus gabonicus Duméril, 1861
Periophthalmus koelreuteri (Pallas, 1770)
Periophthalmus koelreuteri koelreuteri (Pallas, 1770)
Periophthalmus koelreuteri papilio Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Periophthalmus papilio Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Periophthalmus papillon Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Periopthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Oxudercinae (Subfamily) > Periophthalmus (Genus) > Periophthalmus barbarus (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Johnny Jensen (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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