Pug-Headed Mudskipper
Periophthalmodon freycineti
- Group: Other
- Max size: 25.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This mudskipper splits its life between water and air, breathing through its skin and shuttling back and forth between rock pools and the open intertidal flats. Stout headed and pugnacious, it props itself up on muscular front fins and reaches about 26 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Periophthalmodon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 278673.
FAQ
- Is the Pug-Headed Mudskipper dangerous to divers?
- The Pug-Headed Mudskipper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pug-Headed Mudskipper get?
- The Pug-Headed Mudskipper grows to about 25.5 cm.