Atlantic Mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Periophthalmus
Where to Find
Found in 16 diving areas across 13 countries and 4 regions.
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 1 records
- Upolu, Samoa - 3 records
- Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands - 1 records
- Port Vila & Efate, Vanuatu - 1 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 4 records
- Andaman Islands, India - 16 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 2 records
- São Tomé, São Tomé & Príncipe - 4 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 5 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 3 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 1 records
- Flores, Indonesia - 1 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 2 records
- Apo Reef, Philippines - 6 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 9 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 13 records