/gobiiformes/oxudercidae/periophthalmus/barbarus/1.jpg "Periophthalmus barbarus")
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| Scientific Name | Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
| Common Names | African Mudskipper Afrikanischer Schlammspringer (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Liberia. |
| Synonym(s) | Gobius barbarus, Gobius koelreuteri, Peiophthalmus erythronemus, Periophtalmus barbarus, Periophtalmus barbatus, Periophtalmus koelrenteri, Periophtalmus koelreuteri, Periophtalmus koelruteri, Periophtalmus papilio, Periophthalmus barbarous, Periophthalmus erythronemus, Periophthalmus erythronotus, Periophthalmus gabonicus, Periophthalmus koelreuteri, Periophthalmus koelreuteri koelreuteri, Periophthalmus koelreuteri papilio, Periophthalmus papilio, Periophthalmus papillon, Periopthalmus barbarus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Senegal to Angola, including most offshore islands - Macias Nguema, São Tomé, and Principe islands. Western Central Pacific: Guam. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 450. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:37.248.1033.5613 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 23:52) |